Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 October 2010
225 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of employees within his Department, male and female, who have been approved for participation in the Civil Service flexible working scheme; the number of employees, male and female, who have been refused leave to participate in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36882/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department currently has 197 staff participating in the worksharing scheme. Of these 197 staff, 177 are female and 20 male. Figures are not available in relation to the number of staff turned down for the worksharing scheme; this is because applications must initially be approved at local line manger level subject to the business needs of the Unit/Division concerned and may not come to the attention of the Personnel Unit. However, if it is not possible for staff to participate in the worksharing scheme in their current Unit every effort is made to facilitate their worksharing request elsewhere in the Department.
