Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

Senator White made a valid point, in that some IT positions have gone unfilled. However, progress is being made in this regard. Some of our universities are offering graduates transition courses in IT to upskill them. The Senator is right, in that a gap needs to be filled. At a recent EU meeting that I attended, the EU Commissioner for the digital single market pointed out that, by 2015, the EU will lack an incredible 700,000 IT professionals unless we address the gap. Since 2010, demand has outstripped supply. A concern that we are encountering on the doorsteps in this treaty campaign is about those who caused the banking crisis. People are asking when will those who caused the economic crisis, namely, the bankers, company directors, the regulators who did not their jobs and those reckless in their behaviour, be punished. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to make an important statement which will be necessary prior to the referendum about this?