Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the communication he has had with his US counterparts regarding the legalisation of undocumented Irish living in the US in exchange for Irish work permits; the proposed details of the agreement; and the communication he has had with the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Foreign Affairs in this regard. [37978/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The issue raised by the Deputy is a complex and cross-cutting one and accordingly, in the first instance, requires detailed examination by a number of Government Departments, and in particular by reference to Ireland's obligations under EU Treaties as regards the granting of priority access to our labour market by EU nationals.