Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)
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I apologise for digressing. I am not asking this question in response to the specific petition. Given the response from the Department, in terms of allowing for flexibility for people to work from home or from a remote location, can we perhaps look at encouraging and promoting the idea of tax incentives? I am aware that the tax incentives are a matter for the Department of Finance. We all know well that there is a huge volume of traffic on our roads, and it is important that we encourage the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, through the use of broadband, and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to look at how we can incentivise working from home and to get the national broadband strategy rolled out as quickly as possible.