Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We see that thousands of people feel they have no choice but to go to Australia. I was contacted by one such person who emigrated to Australia recently. He said he has hit the one-year mark in Australia. He is 28 years old and applied for his visa in 2022 and left in 2023. He says he has absolutely loved his time there so far but while constant homesickness makes him want to move back home as soon as possible, he just cannot do so. He is a qualified chef who has worked in the best hotels and restaurants in Ireland but he cannot afford to rent a place, let alone even think about buying a house and setting up a life for himself back home. What does the Minister say to this?

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