Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1848. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the nature and extent of engagement his Department has had with other Government agencies and Departments in relation to the problems faced by workers who live in the North and work for southern-based companies, and who wish to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43514/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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This is not within the remit of my Department.

However a comprehensive report into this topic was published in 2024. The main issues relate to tax, PRSI and skills recognition. This 2024 report was commissioned for the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) which is under the remit of the Department of An Taoiseach.

There was also a report compiled by the ESRI and funded by the Department of Finance which was then published by the Centre for Cross Border Studies and the ESRI.