Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of persons who are employed by her Department; the number who are currently working remotely; and the estimated number of persons in her Department who ordinarily worked from home prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [33971/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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There are 1519 (1471.5 full time equivalents) people currently employed by my Department. A phased return to  physical attendance in the workplace commenced for staff members in the Department following the easing of Government restrictions on 21 January 2022 and staff are currently attending the office for a minimum of two days per week and working remotely for the remaining days. Following the publication of the Blended Working Policy Framework for the Civil Service by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, TD, my Department is developing a blended working policy based on the overarching framework, tailored to our business requirements. It is planned to roll this out to staff in quarter 3 of this year.

There are 6 members of staff from my Department who ordinarily worked from home prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.