Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I echo the comments of my constituency colleague, Deputy Shanahan, in terms of the approach he outlined to a task force for the area.

There is no doubt, notwithstanding the urban regeneration and development fund, URDF, and the technological university for the south east Ireland, TUSE, that the south east is lagging behind other parts of the country any economic indicator, more or less.

I raise the issue of the employment law review that was promised for March of this year, to be jointly undertaken by the Departments of Justice and Enterprise, Trade and Employment and led by the Minister of State, Deputy Troy. We have seen a sea change in the world of work during the course of the pandemic, in particular, the explosion of remote working, which will hopefully move to a blended working model. We have also seen an expansion of platform working, the most visible sign of that being delivery workers. Our employment law is lagging behind. It is essential that we bring it up to date and make it fit for purse for a post-pandemic era. Where are we in terms of progress on that?

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