Ms Mary Buckley:

There are a large number of hubs around the country and people go to those locations to work every day. We have a range of companies involved in manufacturing, services, and research, development and innovation. Remote and-or hybrid can work for some but it does not work in certain sectors. As companies coming to Ireland get up and running, they generally indicate they would like a mix of hybrid and remote working. We are seeing an increase in those numbers and employees are working either in hub locations or from home. I have not heard that there is a shortage or a deficiency in any shape or form. The private and public sectors have seen the requirement for hub working and they have been developed in a number of locations around the country. Obviously, in west Cork there is a very popular one. It all depends on what each company is doing. Some choose hybrid. Some have people in the office for four or five days a week. Others have a manufacturing footprint where it does not work. The hubs then kick in, often depending on what people themselves want to do.