Ms Denyse Campbell:

Regarding employment levels, our latest data indicate we are probably at 94% or 95% of the 2019 levels, so there is a gap of approximately 6% for vacancies at the moment. We have worked hard to recruit since we reopened, and the Senator will recall that when we reopened, we rebounded more quickly than we had expected, so that has resolved itself. While there is a gap, it is not as major as it was, say, ten months ago. At the moment, we are experiencing a skills shortage. Mr. Fenn might speak to permits and the work we have done in that regard, but from our perspective, a lot of hotels are focused on training, upskilling and providing career paths and opportunities for their people. All our branch networks work daily with Fáilte Ireland. We in the IHF have our own Skillnet, which has been very successful since it was launched in 2020. We have training available, including both bite-sized training and accredited training with Griffith College, among other examples, and we are making great headway in that space. It is somewhere we need to focus on because of the skills shortage. Unfortunately, that shortage is sometimes evident in properties but we are making great progress on it.