Mr. Paddy Lynn:

We are at roughly 60 chefs at the moment. We have been functioning since September of last year. We placed our first submissions and applications for work permits in December. We have six chefs on the ground and about 20 work permits through currently. It is a two-step process. There is the submission of the work permit application. Once that has been received, it goes to visa application. They have to do two levels as well. Then it is a case of asking, "How long is a piece of string?". We have had direct contact with the embassies in the countries we deal with and asked for expedited methods, which do not exist. We are waiting eight weeks for Filipino visas to come through. We are waiting three weeks for Thai visas, which is pretty good. Malaysians are visa exempt which is perfect. Once their work permits come through they can move straight away but that varies as well. Demand for our product is strong. We are as transparent as we can be on timeframes. It does not work for everybody. It is something people do not quite believe in yet. I think it is the only real solution for the immediate issues. We work from start to finish to get the job done. We have worked out how to do the process and how not to do it. It can be very fraught with refusals and flaggings. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has been very engaging but there are issues within the format of the processing. There are also things that are being missed. We are getting refusals on paperwork we have sent in. We are having to resend the same paperwork two and three times before we get the approval. It is extremely frustrating but we push hard. We are committed and it is our entire business operation. We believe in what we are trying to achieve.