Citizens Information Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Questions (592)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

592. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that reasonable accommodation and a phased return of employees following a period of certified sick leave under medical advice is funded for citizen’s information service companies in circumstances in which such companies are neither public bodies subject to the public service sick leave scheme nor private companies that can avail of the employee retention grant scheme and reasonable accommodation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14103/22]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The Citizens Information Board (CIB), is a statutory independent body as set out in the Comhairle Act 2000 which operates under the aegis of my Department. CIB provides funding and support to the Citizen Information Services (CIS) network comprising of eight regional CIS companies. Each of these companies is overseen and governed by a Board of Directors.

As CIB are directly responsible for all operational matters including Human Resource issues concerning the Citizen Information Service Companies, I have asked CIB to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.