Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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739. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation to provide for a right to flexible working will be published; when he plans to have it passed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42862/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Article 9 of Directive 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers provides that Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers with children up to a specified age, which shall be at least eight years, and carers, have the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The date for transposition of the Directive is 2 August 2022.

While many of the provisions of the Directive are already in place or have been implemented, there remain a small number yet to be translated into Irish law and procedures. I intend to bring to Government in the coming months legislative proposals fully to implement the Directive including with regard to a right to request flexible working.

The Tánaiste is separately developing proposals on a right to request remote working.