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Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Questions (96)

Marc MacSharry

Question:

96. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the introduction of measures to incentivise working from home in view of the ongoing capacity constraints across public transport and so on. [13017/20]

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Written answers

This response is in respect of the Civil and Public Service only.

Since March 2020 Civil Service employers and employees have been finding flexible solutions to address the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.  These include a large proportion of civil and public servants working from home in the first instance, as well as the introduction of staggered hours and extended shift patterns to accommodate social-distancing requirements for those staff who must attend business premises. Such measures also ensure that more space is made available on our public transport, allowing those workers who must travel to work premises via public transport to do so.

My department has recently produced guidance for Civil Service employers to support the current home-working arrangements (Working from Home during COVID-19; Guidance for Civil Service Organisations).  Further guidance on remote working is being developed.

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