Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for focusing on colleges. It is going to take a number of years for people to qualify through those courses. I understand that, in the very short term, efforts are being made to increase the availability of critical skills employment permits to allow people from other areas in the world to be brought in to fill some of the posts. Are those posts and permits being taken up or is it too restrictive? Is there an opportunity to improve the process in order that additional people can be brought in to fill the posts in the very short term and deliver essential services to people throughout the country?

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