‘Our Rural Future’ includes firm commitments on remote work which could transform countryside

Over 90% of premises in the State will have access to high-speed broadband over the lifetime of the plan

Over 400 remote working facilities, above, retrofitting 500,000 homes, below, and installing 400,000 heat pumps, are among the Our Rural Future commitments by the Government. File Picture. 

The Government has committed to introduce legislation this year to provide employees with the right to request remote work, and to mandate public sector employers, colleges, and other public bodies to move to 20% home and remote working this year, as part of the new Our Rural Future plan.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys said: “The move to remote working, underpinned by the rollout of the National Broadband Plan has the potential to transform rural Ireland like never before.