Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion
Mr. Padraig Hannafin:
While I believe remote working provides fantastic opportunities to people with disabilities to avoid the difficulties with transport that they would have faced in trying to get into employment, I would not like remote working to become an easy way out for employers such that they could avoid putting in reasonable accommodations and simply provide the laptop, with people with disabilities working from home. I am passionate about the fact that it should remain the choice of the person with the disability to work remotely or enjoy the social element and camaraderie they would have in the office setting. It should not become an easy solution to avoid making changes or providing reasonable accommodations.