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Flexible Work Practices

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 September 2021

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Questions (132)

Emer Higgins

Question:

132. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45362/21]

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A central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service will be finalised in conjunction with employee representatives over the coming months. This framework will inform my Department's blended working policy, that will be tailored to the specific requirements of my Department. My Department operates a ‘single device policy’. Each member of our staff is provided with a laptop computer to facilitate remote and office working utilising the IT services/shared networks provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO).

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