Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases which have come before the WRC regarding the right to request remote working since the publication of the WRC Code of Practice; the number of these cases which have been adjudicated on; whether there was a positive or negative result regarding the employees' request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/24]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services. The WRC is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function, and I have no direct involvement in its day-to-day operations.

However, I am advised by the WRC that up to 20^th June 2024, it has received 10 complaints under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in relation to remote working, seeking adjudication by a WRC Adjudication Officer.

The vast majority of these complaints (7) were received very recently in this month or last. Two of these complaints have been withdrawn by the complainants, one has been heard with another scheduled for an upcoming hearing and the remaining are at various stages of being registered or scheduled for hearing.