Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 November 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes

9:30 am

Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:

Yes, the skills have been updated. We do it twice yearly. Most recently, on the construction side, for example, almost all construction jobs are now eligible for a permit, and that includes pretty much all construction. They have been reviewed and are included. It is probably distinguishing between the critical skills and the general employment permits, and the new ones in the construction sector have come in under the general employment permits scheme. Also, I should mention that we have an expert group on future skills and there is the skills and labour market research unit in SOLAS. They would be heavily involved in adapting those lists for us twice yearly.

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