David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a fascinating discussion. It is good to see Ms McGinley again and I thank her for attending. I also thank Mr. Carroll and his colleagues. I am very interested in the training issue he mentioned and MII members' engagement with Skillnet. He referred to "skilled knifemen", a strange term to use. Was he talking about qualifications of some sort or a recognised training certification? Is there an equivalence with apprenticeships, which were mentioned earlier, or whatever?

Mr. Carroll might elaborate on that. What kind of skills and experience are required for the various jobs that are undertaken? With respect I ask him to have a look at the Irish Association for Social Inclusion Opportunities, which works with people in Ireland who want to gain employment. I also ask him to look at Open Doors initiative, which I am sure a lot of people here are also aware of. This also works with migrants and people from certain backgrounds who find it difficult to get work. Those are two options that might assist MII in recruiting people who are in the country and looking for jobs. Will Mr. Carroll comment on the changes that are envisaged in advertising? The current advertising is quite awkward, difficult and challenging for everybody.

Ms McGinley mentioned critical skills employment permits and it seems that she would like everyone to be on such a permit and to be treated in the same way. On her issue with family reunification, could she elaborate and tell us exactly what she means? Is she talking about immediate family members and does that include grandparents and grandchildren? If a worker comes to Ireland and his son or daughter comes and he or she is married with children, how far does it go? This is something I came across elsewhere.