Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)

In areas such as healthcare, farming, timber and other sectors, employers have struggled to get skilled staff. When they look abroad, it can be a slow and difficult process, between finding the person, his or her employment permit and the visa to enter. Each one after another can be a challenge. Employers could end up finding the person but not a visa to enter the country.

The Minister of State outlined the plan to move ahead with the single permit. Will he outline what milestones he sees along the way? What are the various steps he sees on that? Is it intended that it will be a phased introduction? Will he outline whether it is being phased in and whether it will be sector by sector?

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