Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 362: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide details of the number of civil servants in each Government Department who are currently e-working; his plans to increase the number of civil servants availing of e-working; if he will provide details of the numbers of civil servants he would hope to have e-working by end 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38200/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Currently there are 28 staff in my Department who are eWorking. Separately, the Department has a large number of staff who have remote access to the Department's IT systems, which allows them to work from anywhere with Internet access. Occasionally, staff may work from home for particular tasks or when it suits. These arrangements are organised locally and work flexibly and effectively.

My Department will continue to support staff who wish to avail of eWorking and I would hope that the numbers so availing will continue to increase over time.