Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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The next speaker is Deputy Colm Burke. Is he on the call? There is nobody indicating yet so I will ask a few further questions. To pick up on the point about permits and the critical skills, and this question is for Dr. Quinn, has the critical skills list been updated or is it being updated? I understand it dates back to approximately 2006, and things will have changed. I could be wrong about that, but that is my understanding. I am getting queries from sectors such as construction and healthcare for permits for people from outside the EU. It may well be an issue with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Transport would be the other area. Is the critical skills list being updated? The last time I looked at it with regard to construction, it was architects as opposed to plumbers. That is the type of query I am receiving.