Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms McCarthy for her opening statement. Do members agree to allowing exactly seven minutes for a back and forth interaction with our guests? Agreed. I will ask a few short questions before going through the list of people who wish to ask questions.

The opening statement contains a strong message about labour supply. It is true that across the entire economy we have reached full employment. What does the SEAI propose will increase labour supply? Do we need to encourage people from overseas to work here in order to meet demand? Does Ms McCarthy have a sense of the solution?