Holly Cairns
Question:127. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work [21087/21]
View answerWednesday, 28 April 2021
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Both my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office, the only body under the aegis of my Department, encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel, such as walking, running and cycling to commute to work by:
- providing shower and changing facilities for staff;
- supporting and encouraging staff to avail of the Cycle to Work Scheme; and
- providing bicycle parking for staff who cycle to work.
In addition, staff for whom walking, running or cycling to work are not an option, are encouraged and facilitated to avail of the Annual Travel Pass Scheme which allows staff to save between 28.5% and 52% on annual public transport tickets.
Given the current COVID-19 restrictions in place, all non-essential staff are working from home, so the number of staff commuting to the workplace is greatly reduced.