Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-06-15
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Brendan Griffin (FG), Kerry

I want to raise the issue of the shortage of transmission lines workers and the difficulties this leads to in rolling out the critical infrastructure we need to decarbonise as a country. These workers cannot be sourced within the EEA. They need to be included on the critical skills list but the Department has not responded to requests from contractors who are looking to bring in these very much-needed workers. Can urgency be applied to ensure these critical workers are included on the critical skills list to achieve the things I have set out and for this to be done as soon as possible, please?

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Sitting date: 2023-06-15