Work Permits
Seanad Éireann — 2021-09-28
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Aidan Davitt (FF), Industrial and Commercial Panel

The Minister of State referred to 100,000 people in unemployment and 100,000 people on the PUP. As he knows, the people driving lorries and buses during the pandemic were some of the busiest people in the country, and we have seen with our neighbours next door that there is a demand for them at present. I would be very sceptical that too many people on the PUP or on the unemployment list at present are going to be of any help in this regard, unfortunately.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-28