Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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That is because the industry has the capacity to pay more, remain sustainable and make a profit at the end of the year. If a business is to be sustainable and profitable because ultimately it is taking a risk and making an investment, there must be an element of profit for the employer. In certain sectors, there are certain wages that can be and are being paid but they are not attracting people at that level. If we do not facilitate people from the non-European Economic Area to come here and take up the slack where Irish people and local people are not taking up the jobs, those sectors of the economy will be challenged and will flounder.