Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of non-national workers required in 2006 to ensure all job vacancies are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Economic migration policy is formulated within a context where the focus on meeting our skills needs is, first, on upskilling our resident workforce, second, on maximising the potential of European Economic Area nationals to fill our skills deficits and, third, with a new green card and revised work permit system, to meet those skill needs which cannot otherwise be addressed. The Central Statistics Office publication, Population and Labour Force Projections, estimates that Ireland will experience net inward migration of between 20,000 and 30,000 per annum between 2006 and 2011. Labour force demand will be a key determinant of migration over the projection period.