John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is entitled to continue to work from home due to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9188/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, consultations on the Civil Service Blended Working framework are at final stages. The proposed framework sets out a number of core principles to apply to blended working across the Civil Service post-COVID, embracing opportunities for blended working arrangements, to build a more dynamic, agile and responsive Civil Service, while sustaining strong standards of performance and high levels of productivity.

Similar to our colleagues across the Civil Service, the Department of Justice is developing its own blended working policy and once agreed, we will start to embed a Blended Working policy for the Department which we will review regularly and adapt as we charter our way to develop new ways of working which will increase flexibility, support the diverse needs of our workforce, improve health and wellbeing and enhance work-life balance.

In light of the most recent Government announcement on January 21, a phased return to offices for those staff who have been working from home began on Monday 7 February, 2022.

I hope the Deputy will appreciate that my Department cannot comment on individual cases.