Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Has the Civil Service management board considered introducing a four-day week without loss of pay for public sector workers? There is a growing movement demanding a four-day week, understanding it would cut carbon emissions by up to 20% and, obviously, provide significantly more work-life balance for workers. Workers understand that productivity has gone through the roof yet the hours people work and much of the wages they get have remained the same, with the benefits going to the bosses, by and large. According to the OECD, workers in Ireland add $110 to GDP for every hour they work, twice the level that pertained in 2008. GDP per hour worked has doubled in Ireland in the past 15 years but where is the reduction in working hours and the increase in wages? Is this something the Civil Service management board has considered?

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