Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Conor O'Brien:

I will deal with the remote working and Dr. Duff might deal with the secondary piece around ageing.

Remote working has become a massive thing in Ireland. An EU survey was done in 2021 that showed a third of people reporting as working from home in some way. From the Heath and Safety Authority's perspective, the responsibility lies with the employer entirely, whether employees are working from home or in the office. It does not matter where they are working. The same legislation still applies regardless. The employer must make sure the environment in which the employee is working in that home is suitable.