Photograph: Bryan O’BrienGovernment needs to legislate for a “real right to flexible and hybrid working” in a bid to beat traffic congestion as motorways have turned into car parks with three-hour commutes for workers, the Dáil has heard. It was not “a silver bullet, but it will allow for better responses to minor road traffic incidents and will help prevent traffic coming to a standstill in rush hour”. Raising the issue during Dáil leaders’ questions, Mr Wall said, “the Government’s own code of practice on flexible working and hybrid working is not working. “We intend, through our national development plan, to invest a huge amount in transport via upgrade to the road network” but also to make public transport work more effectively. He said Minister of State Alan Dillon had launched a public consultation as part of a review of the legislation on the right to request remote working.
