Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 September 2022

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Questions (197)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

197. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons employed in her Department that have a formal agreement to work from home one day per week, two days per week and five days per week; her Department’s policy in respect of facilitating requests by persons to work from home; and the number of persons that have made requests to work from home in 2021 and to date in 2022, that have been declined. [44589/22]

Written answers

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

A formal application process will shortly commence to facilitate staff applying for blended working arrangements under the Department's Blended Working Policy. My Department's policy will align with the Blended Working Policy Framework for Civil Service. The majority of staff in my Department are currently working on a interim blended working pattern of two days attendance in the office.