Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his acknowledgement of that because it is an important issue. We do not want to miss the boat simply because we do not have the necessary capacity and capability on the other side of the Atlantic. We now need to redouble our efforts in regard to the undocumented Irish which do not fall under President Obama's announcement. The Minister has continued his communications with people in Capitol Hill, both directly and through the ambassador. What progress is being made on that?

A suggestion was made at a meeting in Leinster House attended by Mr. Bruce Morrison, who has a long track record in this area. Fundamentally important to ensuring that we do not have a recurring problem in the long term is having some reciprocal arrangement such as an E3 visa to ensure that there is a legitimate mechanism to allow for people from Ireland to work in the USA and for US citizens to come and work here.

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