Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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782. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13542/20]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department has worked with the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform to develop guidelines for civil service organisations (Working from Home during COVID-19 – Guidance for Civil Service Organisations), which is intended to assist civil service organisations as long as necessary to address the health and safety risks of COVID-19.  These guidelines are due to issue shortly. 

Officials in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform have also commenced work on the development of a remote working policy which will address remote working in the longer term for the civil service.