Written answers

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Staff

9:00 am

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 479: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [38191/10]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I would like to inform the Deputy that there are currently 12 civil servants e-working in my Department under the 2009-2010 e-working scheme. This represents approximately 4.5% of our overall Departmental numbers.

My Department has been very proactive in the area of e-working and introduced our first e-working scheme in 2004. It is the aim of the scheme to ensure that e-working is effective and mutually beneficial to both the e-worker and the Department. E-working contracts are reviewed on an annual basis.

The number of the staff availing of the e-working scheme is dependent on the business needs of the Department and the suitability of the role for e-working. The Department is flexible where possible in considering applications for the e-working scheme and it not envisaged that there will be a reduction in our current number of e-workers.

The Department will actively engage with any future proposals that evolve from the Smarter Travel document in the area of e-working.

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