Mr. Tony Donohoe:

I thank the Senator for that question and I will give a swift response. We dealt with this in a previous question. In respect of 2015, that is correct, but then we set up an implementation group to ensure those recommendations were started. It is easy to do these reports, but then we must follow up with implementation. That work has now moved over to Fáilte Ireland and a group there. Regarding a work programme, we do not decide what we are going to be doing two years hence. There is a specific set of circumstances for the hospitality sector now and we will definitely consider any requests from that group to look at ongoing skills issues. However, we must be pretty clear in our mind as well that we are talking about skills shortages as opposed to labour shortages. I say that because the remit of the group is around skills and deficits in skills. The focus is on people not having the required skills rather than on not having the labour. There is a slight difference in meaning here. I refer to people choosing not to work in areas.