Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

I have been of that view for some time. We need to bring it to a head.

Regarding the work permit and the licence exchange process, there are nine different steps. To assist me in preparing a number of parliamentary questions that I might ask of the Minister, I have some questions to ask about the detail of those nine steps.

In advance of that, I have one other question. You invest and put the time into the nine steps, you get the necessary authorisation to bring in a driver from South Africa and he is driving for you. Along the way through the nine steps, it costs you €3,000, €4,000 or €5,000. Is he obliged to stay with you for one year or can he move within six months? For example, if John Nolan invests in a South African driver, goes through the nine steps and spends that amount of money, can that driver be poached by Ger Hyland within six months?