Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Shane Conneely:

We have been calling for a simplification of the visa and permit system. The restrictions were loosened to an extent but the process by which the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment broadens the pool of people who can come here is by creating new permits for new things. That complicates the process. It is very challenging for businesses, particularly on their first route into bringing people here from abroad