Written answers
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Department of Health
Departmental Staff
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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206. To ask the Minister for Health to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in his Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in his Department work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if they will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3240/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department’s Blended Working policy was launched on the 30th of June 2022 and allows staff members to request a maximum of 3 days per week working remotely. The application process is ongoing as new members of staff join the Department and to date no application has been declined. The breakdown of applications in 2022 and 2023 is provided below in tabular form.
| Gender | 2022 (31/12/2022) | 2023 (31/12/2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 266 (41% of Employee Headcount) | 253 (38% of Employee Headcount) |
| Female | 358 (55% of Employee Headcount) | 326 (49% of Employee Headcount) |
| Total | 624 (96% of Employee Headcount) | 579 (88% of Employee Headcount) |
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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207. To ask the Minister for Health to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under his aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in relevant agencies and bodies work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if he will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3258/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE have been asked to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter in respect of staff of the health service, however due to ongoing industrial action, it may take some time for the HSE to be in a position to respond to the Deputy.
The information in respect of the Non-Commercial State Agencies has been requested, and on collection and collation, a separate response will issue to the Deputy by way of letter.
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