Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2022
222. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance 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. [33974/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of 31 May 2022 there are 368 staff (361.40 FTE) employed by the Department.
Staff in my Department have been working on a blended working pattern since 24 January 2022. Blended working patterns in each business unit are arranged at a local level to ensure business needs are met. As such, the number of staff in the Department working from home and the office fluctuates on a daily basis in line with each Unit’s business needs.
The Department is currently developing it's blended working policy in line with the parameters of the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework, published 31 March 2022.
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic there was no formal remote working policy in place, and staff working from home did so on an ad-hoc basis.
