Post-European Council Meeting: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-31
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Michael McNamara (IND), Clare

I wish to make one last, brief point.
The free movement of people is important for attracting foreign and direct investment into Ireland, because many US-based and other international multinationals base themselves in Dublin on the basis that they can bring in young, skilled workers from across the EU. That becomes much more difficult if those young, skilled workers cannot see their families throughout the-----

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Sitting date: 2021-03-31