Departmental Staff

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Questions (232)

Ged Nash

Question:

232. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under her aegis 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 relevant agencies and bodies work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if she will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3262/24]

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Minister for Rural and Community Development

The information requested by the Deputy is set in the tables below in respect of the agencies under the direct remit of the Department.

Western Development Commission

Year	No. 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
2022*	27	100%	28hrs (net)	17 – Female10 - Male
2023**	27	100%	29hrs (net)	20 – Female7 – Male

* As at the end of Dec 2022

** As at the end of Dec 2023

Charities Regulatory Authority

Year	No. 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
2022*	41	94%	14hrs (net)	21 – Female20 - Male
2023**	42	94%	14hrs (net)	21 – Female21 – Male

* As at the end of Dec 2022

** As at the end of Dec 2023

Water Safety Ireland

Year	No. 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
2022*	11	100%	21hrs (net) – 3 days	7– Female4 - Male
2023**	12	100%	21hrs (net)- 3 days	7– Female5– Male

* As at the end of Dec 2022

** As at the end of Dec 2023

In respect of Pobal, as the organisation is not wholly funded by DRCD, all staffing matters including remote working are a matter for Pobal to respond to directly.