Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2022
135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of persons who are employed by his Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in his Department who ordinarily worked from home prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [33972/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are currently 1011 (974.6 FTE) staff working in my Department. Since late February of this year, in general staff have been attending the office for two days per week.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were c.10 staff in a formal remote working arrangement. In addition, some staff would have had occasion to work remotely some of the time, based on the nature of their duties (labour inspectors, those attending meetings in Brussels, etc).
