The Labour Party and Social Democrats criticized Mr. O'Brien's remarks during the Forvis Mazar's Irish Investor Awards in Dublin, emphasizing the necessity of flexible and remote work in modern society. Nessa Cosgrove argued that such work arrangements support working parents, carers, and those in urban areas, improving productivity and reducing commuting impacts. Sinéad Gibney from the Social Democrats highlighted O'Brien's past inconsistencies regarding workers' rights and urged the government to prioritize these needs instead of heeding wealthy critics.
For thousands of people, flexible and remote work has been life-changing. It's not a luxury - it's a necessity for working parents, carers, those facing long commutes, and people priced out of urban centres.
At the outset, the irony of a man - who was awarded a mobile phone licence after he made secret payments of £500,000 to a minister - decrying an entitlement culture should be noted.
Instead of taking advice from tax-exile billionaires, the Government should look at the facts. Regrettably, when I asked the Taoiseach today if this government intended to further bolster the right to work from home, he dodged the question.
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