Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality

Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Sonya Lennon:

It is a tiered system. It is not free. There is a contribution to be made by parents but it is tiered based on their circumstances. It is different for single parents than it is for two parents living together. As part of that series of webinars, we also interviewed Mr. Andrew Barnes, who is the founder of 4 Day Week Global. We had a fascinating discussion around his solutions. He claims no sector cannot adopt a four-day week and he was subject to some questioning around that. I am not entirely convinced but certainly he makes a really good case, and some of the companies in Ireland that are adopting the four-day week on his protocol are saying the benefits are enormous.

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