H.E. Ms Larysa Gerasko:

I thank the Oireachtas Members for their support and for their interesting ideas. Their ideas and support are very concrete and not just about things in general. Of course we need to do a lot to facilitate our Ukrainians here and to accommodate them. One issue which is very important for Ukrainians is access to the labour market, not only de jurebut de facto. Many people also came to our embassy and ask where they can find the vacancies, for instance, or how they can find them. It would be great if some web resource was created listing job vacancies for Ukrainians. Many are disorientated after such suffering and travelling the long way to Poland and then to Ireland. Sometimes they do not have English language skills and they are a little frustrated. It is very important.

We are grateful to Ireland for a firm stance with regard to our EU membership. As I have mentioned, we would be very grateful for Ireland's leading role in this process and in respect of the no-fly zone. Thank you so much.