Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a schedule of the number of civilian drivers and Garda drivers attached to him and to Ministers of State of his Department; to provide the official work pattern for each driver and the total annual hours worked by each driver; and to indicate the number of drivers assigned to each Minister and Minister of State. [4220/24]
View answerFour civilian drivers are employed by my Department. Two civilian drivers each are assigned to the Minister of State for EU Affairs and the Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora.
Civilian drivers are contracted to work on a week-on week-off basis, with hours of attendance amounting to on average not less than 41 hours and 15 minutes gross per week. No additional remuneration is paid for extra attendance during the week-on. Civilian drivers receive extra payment equivalent to two days’ pay for each day they are required to work on the week-off. The contract of employment for civilian drivers is coterminous with that of the Minister of State to whom they are assigned.
My Department does not hold information on the assignment of Garda drivers and their assignment details are a matter for An Garda Síochána.
