Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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-----and it is a great pity because we are seeing only one side of the story.

I was in Australia last year as part of a parliamentary delegation where I met a large number of the young Irish who emigrated to that country. It is difficult to compare it because the weather is fantastic and they are earning a fortune. There is great opportunity there for those who have an education but many of the young people I met were construction industry workers. I am aware it is changing now and goods are getting very expensive, but there is opportunity.

That goes back to an earlier discussion we had about entrepreneurship. We talk about entrepreneurship here. We are appalling bad at it.