Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36876/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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2057The most recent figures (May 2010) regarding the number of men and women that are participating in the worksharing scheme in the civil service is set out on the table below. The Civil Service Worksharing scheme was introduced in all Departments with effect from 1 June 2001. All civil servants, whether established or unestablished, may apply to workshare. The implementation of the Worksharing scheme within Departments is at the discretion of management in light of the needs of the Department and management within each Department has the final decision on applications for participation in the scheme. Whereas Departments are encouraged to make all reasonable efforts to accommodate requests from staff to participate in the scheme, the operation of the scheme is subject to the principle that the operating requirements of Departments are not adversely affected. In addition, all applications to participate in the scheme are considered in the context of the organisational needs of Departments and such organisational needs may make it necessary to limit the number who may participate.

Since the operation of the scheme is a matter for individual Departments, information on the number of applications that have been refused covering all civil service Departments is not available in my Department but I understand that the Deputy is seeking that information from individual Departments.