The figures from TomTom have shown that drivers in the capital lost 191 hours, or almost eight days, stuck in rush hour traffic last year.

This comes as a roster of high-profile companies have announced return to office mandates including the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and Dell

Mr Crushell told BreakingNews.ie that "10 to 20 per cent of the enquiries currently coming in are related to remote work in some shape or form"

John Evoy told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that there were many benefits for people and communities with remote working