Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion

4:00 pm

Ms Una Fitzpatrick:

Yes, non-EEA workers. The first port of call and the preference of all our companies is to hire Irish or EU nationals because the paperwork alone is so much simpler. However, in certain cases and in respect of highly skilled roles, we have to go further afield.