Mr. Dermot Mulligan:

Deputy Stanton raised a number of interesting questions on the health and safety issues of working in the home. I referred earlier to the Health and Safety Authority publication, Guidance on Working From Home, which sets out the responsibilities of employers and employees. It also refers to a risk assessment of the employee's workstation in the home. The nature of that risk assessment will vary from home to home and occupation to occupation but there are issues there that will need to be worked through.

We are considering the issue of revocation of remote working and whether, as part of the legal framework, we need something to cover that space. We are actively thinking about that.

I will ask my colleagues to comment on the internal appeals process and the connection with flexible working.