Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

The general assessment of remote working in Ireland has been positive. Over time we need to evaluate it, through a whole-of-society approach to the evaluation of remote working.

It certainly is good for climate. It certainly is good for congestion within cities and towns. It is good for individuals. It has helped increase participation in the workforce and it creates a flexibility that is also beneficial. There are also arguments for the need for people to be in workplaces for a sufficiency of time, particularly younger people in terms of mentoring, socialisation and all of that. Rather than-----

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