Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I have a question on Limerick for Dr. Daly. There is a big discussion taking place internationally on the changing nature of work. There is a question of where people will work and there is an emphasis in the opening statement on digital hubs. We could have a scenario whereby people work partly from home and partly from digital hubs. With that, the traditional office space becomes less dominant as the mode of working for a lot of people. Does that cause Limerick City and County Council to alter any of its existing plans? For example, I am thinking in particular about the opera site, which was to be developed primarily to accommodate what were described as gold standard offices. With this shift in emphasis, does Dr. Daly agree that there is a case to review that? The real pressure point in Limerick is the lack of affordable and quality accommodation and there is a need to increase the number of people living in the city centre. In the context of this discussion about digital hubs and all of that, is that something Limerick City and County Council will look at again?

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