Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Questions (129)

Ged Nash

Question:

129. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in her Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in her Department work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if they will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3247/24]

Written answers

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

I am advised that the below table and details contained provides the approved blended working arrangements for eligible staff in my Department in December 2022 and December 2023.

	Number of remote workers	% staff who work from home at least 1 day per week	Average home working hours per week	Gender breakdown of remote workers
December 2022	319	78%	See below*	Female 60%Male 40% See below**
December 2023	372	84%	See below*	Female 59%Male 41% See below**

*Eligible staff may work from home between 1 – 3 days a week, depending on the business needs of each unit. This is pro-rated for part time workers. Staff working from home are required to fulfil their contracted hours

**These percentages are broadly in line with the overall approximate gender breakdown within the Department (i.e. 59% Female and 41% Female)