I speak from real life experience and do not rely on anecdotal evidence. This country's requirement for permit holders will exist for some time to come. I advertised a job recently which carried a salary 20% above the minimum wage, required no experience and was offered in an area of Dublin with a supposedly high rate of unemployment. Of the 23 applicants for the position, only one was from Dublin 15, seven were from other parts of the country while 15 were non-EU nationals who came through agencies which I would like to see taken out of the picture. The Department should permit non-EU nationals to come here on a three month holiday visa to apply for jobs. Agencies are visiting FÁS offices everywhere, taking down lists of the available jobs and charging people for the information. I would rather see a system which allowed people to come here to apply directly to employers. As someone who has watched the current system operate for many years, I am amazed at how long it takes to process applications. It cannot be right that it takes six weeks.