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The benefits of encouraging an international workforce to come here

Migrants working in Ireland help increase economic growth, ease labour market shortages, improve output and contribute to reducing earnings inequality

Róisín Fitzpatrick, partner, Immigration Services, Global Employer Services, Deloitte Ireland LLP: ‘As we recognise the positive impact of immigration inbound to Ireland, we can now look to how we continue to support foreign nationals coming to and living in Ireland’

In today’s economic climate, Ireland needs to get the right talent into the right roles and this means we need to look to immigrants to bring the skills Ireland needs, Róisín Fitzpatrick, partner, Immigration Services, Global Employer Services, Deloitte Ireland LLP, said.

“Unemployment was back to pre Covid rates of 4.8 per cent in April and many corporate employers are looking to the Irish government to see how it can support their drive to find ...