Mr. Paddy Lynn:

Yes. The overall resolution for our industry is not to bring in chefs from overseas. It is to encourage our youth to immerse themselves back into the hospitality industry and take pride in it. We are at a critical moment and we need chefs on the ground. We need more than chefs. The petition is specifically aimed at chefs but the hospitality industry in general is under severe pressure in terms of bodies. Chefs are already on the general permit list, which is great, but it takes four or five months to get them here. If they were on the critical skills list this would reduce to four to six weeks. This would have a significant impact. As an aside, the rest of the hospitality jobs are not even on the general skills list. We cannot bring in housekeeping operatives, receptionists, waiters or bartenders from outside the EU. They are ineligible and it is a crying shame.