Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
387. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a schedule of the number of civilian drivers and Garda drivers attached to him and to Ministers of State of his 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. [4227/24]
View answerI have dual responsibility for the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD).
I currently have Garda Drivers who come under the auspices of the Department of Justice and my Departments do not hold the information requested on Garda Drivers.
The Minister of State in DRCD and the Department of Social Protection has two Civilian Drivers and the Department of Social Protection covers the cost of one of these. Hours of attendance amount to on average not less than 41 hours and 15 minutes gross per week. The working pattern is seven days on and seven days off on a week-on week-off basis.
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
