Work Life Balance (Right to Remote Work) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Ken O'Flynn (II), Cork North-Central

I have read the Deputy's Bill, thanks, unlike other Deputies. There are also questions about the broadband infrastructure. I do very much have sympathy for the Bill but I have questions around it. It needs a little bit more tightening-up and a little bit more work. I would be quite happy to assist Deputy Lawlor in that way.
The other side that I see goes back to isolation and loneliness. Many people who start off working in this country, in particular people who have come to this country, do not have an entire network behind them and do not have groups of friends. Tremendous things have happened in small companies and big companies where people have got involved in local societies and GAA clubs. At Boston Scientific in my constituency, we see the number of external clubs it is involved with and the fundraising and charity work it does. We have to be sensible about how working in a big workplace, or even a small workplace, can benefit people and not just through being mentored in the workplace.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-18