Marie Sherlock (Labour)
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On a question to Ms Mangan, a huge part of the conversation today is that remote work was a much smaller feature pre-pandemic and is going to be a much larger feature of the world of work in future years. A key enabler of that is the availability of artificial intelligence, AI. I see that 23% of Irish enterprises rely on artificial intelligence or use artificial intelligence, which I think is the highest rate across all EU member states. That says something in itself. The conversation today is very much about promoting remote work but my particular interest is about protecting workers in the context of remote work. I would be interested to hear the perspective of Ms Mangan and Mr. Hegarty on the need to introduce projections for how artificial intelligence is used with regard to how workers are managed, in particular because AI has transformed how work is managed in some instances, though not in all. Do the witnesses believe there is a need to set down legislative protections for workers in that regard and, by extension, ensure that remote working can become an even greater and more accepted feature of the world of work in this country?