Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2022
953. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in her Department who ordinarily worked from home prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [33981/22]
View answerThe Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017.
I can confirm that the total number of persons who are currently employed by my Department is 174. 167 of these are currently working remotely for, in the main, a maximum of three days per week pending the roll-out of my Department's Blended Working Policy in September next. There is flexibility built into the current arrangement to ensure that business needs continue to be met.
I can confirm that there were no staff in my Department who ordinarily worked from home before the Covid-19 Pandemic.
