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Flexible Work Practices

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021

Thursday, 9 September 2021

Questions (285)

Holly Cairns

Question:

285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are accommodating requests for persons to work from home. [42765/21]

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Written answers

The Government has committed in the Programme for Government to mandating public sector employees to move to 20% home and remote working.  A central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service will be finalised over the coming months which focuses on the longer-term approach to remote working.  This framework will inform the development of organisation level blended working policies outlining principle which can be tailored to the specific requirements each Department/Office, whilst ensuring a consistency of approach across key policy areas and the wider public sector. 

My Department is committed to implementing a policy of blended working that will meet the needs of the Department to ensure continued delivery of quality public services to Government, the public and business.  It is proposed that remote working, post pandemic, will be facilitated on a blended basis, subject to the suitability of roles to be carried out remotely.

Officials in my Department are developing an Interim Blended Working Policy to facilitate transition arrangements to blended working in my Department, following the announcement of public health measures to commence a gradual and staggered return to the office from 20 September, 2021. My Department will continue to provide employees with ongoing up-to-date guidance and supports on blended working arrangements.

With regard to the Agencies under my Department’s remit, as this is an operational matter for the respective Agencies, I have forwarded your question to each Agency to reply directly to you on the matter.

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