Mr. Gerard Brady:

SARP is aimed at mobile workers and is an important scheme given the global context of competition with other countries. In terms of the largest challenge, housing is the number one issue for 70% of our members. A survey we did before Christmas identified it as a major challenge for 30% of them. It was one of the top three external challenges their businesses faced for the new year. When we talk to companies, not just in Dublin but across the country, the challenge they face is not just getting people to come here and the attractiveness of Ireland in terms of the tax system, pay or anything else but that when they come here and sign contracts, they cannot find a place to live. I know multiple businesses that have ceased bidding for projects to expand within their group because they do not think they can house the staff if they get them. Housing is the major focus when it comes to those mobile workers.