Ms Clare Dunne:

There is the ineligible list and the critical skills list. Everything in between, which includes the vast majority of jobs, is eligible for a general employment permit as long as the employer can demonstrate through the labour market needs test that a person cannot be sourced locally or within the European Economic Area. The vast bulk of employments within the State are eligible for an employment permit through a general permit or a critical skills permit. We are moving to take occupations off the ineligible list. Those that are on it are generally lower-skilled occupations where there are clearly people available within the domestic market or the EEA to fill positions. Is that okay as an explanation of the minimum annual remuneration?