David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support my colleague, Deputy O'Connor, on this matter and I thank the Minister for the great work she is doing. Are Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment involved in supporting the work to provide remote working hubs and centres? We may need to think even bigger on this issue. Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been announced recently in various cities. Some of those jobs could be relocated to towns like Youghal if the hubs were large enough to take them. This would mean people not having to travel long distances for work. Is that something the Minister might consider as part of policy in this regard, working in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment?

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