Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion

Ms Jeanne McDonagh:

To pick up on the final part of Deputy Ellis's question, that is why we suggest remote working hubs, digital skills training, access to computers and so on to make it an equitable situation. Currently, there is great inequity. Some people are in the position where they can work from home. Others, because of childminding, caring, overcrowding and various factors, cannot work from home. We believe that plugging into the Government policy on remote working hubs will benefit people and give them opportunities. We want employers to engage with that.

I mentioned Grow Remote, which is an organisation that is encouraging remote working and putting supports in place. It would be worth engaging with it on that entire area as it has a real understanding of how best to make it work. It also requires practical supports to ensure people have the means by which they can connect.

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