Dáil debates
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
12:25 pm
Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source
It is clear that one of the impacts of Covid will be changes in work practices that will last long after the pandemic has ended. This is something I have campaigned on in recent years, representing a commuter area and county in Fingal. The Government has launched a remote working strategy and it is clear working from home and working from local community hubs will be the norm. However, we will need policies that support workers in that. One relates to the taxsaver annual ticket. The cost of an annual taxsaver ticket could be €1,450 deducted directly from wages, but if people are only working two or three days a week, either by choice or by design with their employers, will the Government consider the provision of a part-time taxsaver season ticket for commuters? This would be a significant help to their overall income and I ask the Government to consider it strongly.
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