Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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86. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45363/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service will be finalised in conjunction with employee representatives over the coming months. This framework will inform the development of organisation level blended working policies tailored to the specific requirements of each Department or Office, whilst ensuring a consistency of approach across key policy areas. Once the framework is finalised, my Department will develop a policy, appropriate to the business needs of the organisation.

Approximately 97% of staff within my Department have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing, and the capacity to work remotely. These services are provided via the Build-to-Share Managed Desktop service supplied by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO).

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps taken by agencies under the remit of his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The only agency under the remit of my Department is the Army Pensions Board, which is a statutory independent body, established under the Army Pensions Acts. The board comprises three members, all of whom have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing, and the capacity to work remotely. These services are provided via the Build-to-Share Managed Desktop service supplied by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO).