212. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason poultry farm worker roles remain on the list of ineligible categories of employment when exemptions and quotas have been established for other agri-food sectors experiencing labour shortages (details supplied); whether his Department has undertaken an evidence-based assessment demonstrating that recruitment challenges in the poultry sector differ from those experienced in these sectors; if not, whether he will commit to reviewing the eligibility of poultry farm worker roles for employment permits as part of the next occupations list review. [66394/26]

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212. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason poultry farm worker roles remain on the list of ineligible categories of employment when exemptions and quotas have been established for other agri-food sectors experiencing labour shortages (details supplied); whether his Department has undertaken an evidence-based assessment demonstrating that recruitment challenges in the poultry sector differ from those experienced in these sectors; if not, whether he will commit to reviewing the eligibility of poultry farm worker roles for employment permits as part of the next occupations list review. [66394/26]

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1. 22 September 2026

   Poultry Sector

   212. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason poultry farm worker roles remain on the list of ineligible categories of employment when exemptions and quotas have been established for other agri-food sectors experiencing labour shortages (details supplied); whether his Department has undertaken an evidence-based assessment demonstrating that recruitment challenges in the poultry sector differ from those experienced in these sectors; if not, whether he will commit to reviewing the eligibility of poultry farm worker roles for employment permits as part of the next occupations list review. [66394/26]

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