Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
311. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a schedule of the number of civilian drivers and Garda drivers attached to her and to Ministers of State of her Department; to provide the official work pattern for each driver and the total annual hours worked by each driver; and to indicate the number of drivers assigned to each Minister and Minister of State. [4229/24]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that two Garda drivers are assigned to me as Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Garda drivers come under the auspices of the Department of Justice and my Department does not hold the information requested.
Civilian Drivers assigned to Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan (who has special responsibility for the Gaeltacht) are employed by the Office of Public Works and my Department does not hold the information requested.
There are two Civilian Drivers assigned to Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne. These drivers are employed by my Department and are scheduled to work seven days on, seven days off on a week-on week-off basis. They are contracted to work not less than 41hr 15mins gross per week and the terms of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 applies to these appointments.
