Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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953. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [33981/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017. 

I can confirm that the total number of persons who are currently employed by my Department is 174. 167 of these are currently working remotely for, in the main, a maximum of three days per week pending the roll-out of my Department's Blended Working Policy in September next.  There is flexibility built into the current arrangement to ensure that business needs continue to be met.

I can confirm that there were no staff in my Department who ordinarily worked from home before the Covid-19 Pandemic.