Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am sure other Deputies will come in on the same points. On fuel costs, the Government needs to act where it has an opportunity or is in a position to do so. There are such opportunities with the rebate, the carbon tax and elsewhere.

I will now focus on the issue of workers. I am hearing a number of things from the sector. The issue is one of bureaucracy. According to the sector, the Department with responsibility for business is struggling to cope with the process and there are hold-ups with the RSA in terms of the licence checking process. The Minister of State mentioned guidance to the sector. The expert skills group was to have delivered a report in September. It is now November. Guidance for the sector has not been provided. I am trying to be constructive and point to ways to address this problem that are in the Government's gift. I am conscious that not everything is within its gift but there are measures that could be taken to help alleviate the crisis.

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