Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That would be very welcome but this has been subject to a fair amount of delay. The Government's first attempt at it was 13 reasons to say "No" to remote working. This obviously had to be put to one side because clearly it was not going to work. In September 2021, I was told by the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment that the general scheme of the Bill was imminent and that legislative underpinning for remote working would be a reality in a short time. I am patient but really this has been going on for a very long time. It is starting to cause concern. The concern is arising from employers and workers. I have met business owners and trade union representatives in recent weeks. The concern is that work patterns are developing, or that there are people who want to develop a work pattern who are being told they must wait until this code of practice is published. I welcome the fact the Minister believes it will be published in January. Perhaps he could give me a little more assurance that we will see it in the next six to eight weeks.

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