Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 September 2022

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Ceisteanna (400)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

400. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons employed in his Department that have a formal agreement to work from home one day per week, two days per week and five days per week; his Department’s policy in respect of facilitating requests by persons to work from home; and the number of persons that have made requests to work from home in 2021 and to date in 2022, that have been declined. [44574/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

My Department has implemented a Blended Working Policy which currently requires a minimum of two days attendance onsite as mandatory. This is pro-rated for staff on a reduced working pattern. Formal applications for blended working opened in my Department on 29 August 2022.

To date 474 have made requests for blended working. No requests have been denied.