James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the completion and commencement date for the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Right to Request Remote Working Bill is part of a broader Government vision to make remote working a permanent feature of Ireland’s workforce in a way that can benefit all – economically, socially and environmentally.

Through the proposed legislation we will, for the first time, provide a legal framework for requesting remote work. It will also provide clarity to employers on their obligations for dealing with such requests.

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment began pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme on 9 February and Departmental officials appeared before the Committee for the second time during this process on 18th May.

We will carefully consider the Committee's Report once it is available and it remains the Government’s intention to enact the new law as soon as possible.