John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

They should not be but that has happened here. I will give the Taoiseach the details. I will not dwell on it now. I have a question on the Cabinet sub-committee on enterprise. Does the Taoiseach envisage any change regarding employers being allowed to bring in truck drivers or mechanics from other EU countries or beyond? One cannot get truck drivers, bus drivers or mechanics. Employers have come to me in the south east to ask if someone can change the regime so that if people are found, they can be fast-tracked in. I was struck by the preparations for the Irish Open. The applications for chefs are waiting to be cleared in the Department. I would have thought that for major events such as that or indeed major bus companies or hauliers that there would be some method of fast-tracking applications to bring in people from outside the country to fill the vacancies that cannot be filled here. This is a significant problem.