Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is in charge of the line Department for job creation and, therefore, one would assume the Department would be in a position to crack the whip. The Minister for Finance's reply to my parliamentary question about his Department's job creation targets and implementation plan was that it was a matter for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. He was not overly worried about it.

I refer to an issue we discussed previously, which is the visa arrangements for employees in high technology companies. The Minister was pursuing this with the Department of Justice and Equality. Can he update the House in this regard? This might alleviate the skills shortage, which could lead to job creation.

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