Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 June 2025
306. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department's blended working policy requires all staff to attend a minimum of two days per week in the office.
The roles of Service Officers, Head Service Officers, Service Attendants and Civilian Drivers are not suitable for hybrid working due to the nature of these roles.
The data available relates to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media, prior to the changes in function coming into effect on 1 June.
Information relating to the years 2022 to 2025 is set out in tabular form below:
|
Date |
Total No. of Staff in Department |
Part time staff (FTE<1) |
Fully Onsite |
Hybrid |
|
31st May 2025 |
506 |
27 |
18 |
488 |
|
31st December 2024 |
483 |
27 |
16 |
467 |
|
31st December 2023 |
459 |
28 |
13 |
446 |
|
31st December 2022 |
407 |
31 |
14 |
393 |
With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for those bodies and not something for which I have direct day-to-day responsibility.
