Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

The current amount suits but I think they should be monitored as companies use this as an excuse to lower wages and higher cheaper labour, making working conditions awful for some.

Decrease. Focus on retaining and hiring your own citizens who are paying for college education to enter roles in this companies, rather than ignoring applications from citizens and forcing them to emigrate when they don't particularly want to leave.

I am currently satisfied with the current amount but the amount of paper work that current immigrat workers have to do to keep working here and the cost of it is ridiculous.

Irish professionals should be given more of an opportunity to work in their own country and not have to leave to get better pay an jobs.

Less economic migrants people who go through the legal process and come here to contribute and work are welcome

We should be making this country worth while to stay and work in for our own. Ireland is one of the top countries in terms of skill level. Irish tradesmen are exceptional but the government are driving them to find better places to make better lives through the rising cost of living and lack of housing. We work to live, not live to work.

We should first address the mass migration of our own (mainly young) talented and skilled workers before any decision is made on this. In the meantime, increase to address these needs... and only once the housing crises has been resolved.

Increase, but uphold a level of background checking as our country's safety is the upmost priority over full economic employment

The right of naturalised citizens to hold a second or more passports should be cancelled , any person not giving up their second citizenship should have their Irish citizenship cancelled and be deported

Personally believe we should stop being so greedy and looking to constantly expand to a late stage capitalist country , we should be happy with what we have and live quality lives . We are 100 years most freedom where our culture was washed out for 700 years yet people use Ireland for financial reasoning , I don’t feel like we have much culture or we had much time to recover our culture

Based on whether they are illegal or legal migrants. They need to have full documentation from the company they will be working in and also, no criminal records.

If immigrants are skill workers and primarily there main reason is to work and the governments main focus is to help Irish people to get right skills and help in high demanding jobs

It is good to give visas for highly skilled individuals but as of now the government should first work on reliable housing before bringing in even more people who will struggle for accommodation.

Increase, but not to Jews and Israelis, who can bloodsuck and swindle in the US where the entire political system revolves around their whims and feelings and need to have more than everyone else while crying victim

The amount of visas can be increased or decreased as the market requires but the amount should be monitored. If the amount exceeds a pre-agreed target the government should suspend the visa offer to maintain social cohesion

Increase, in line with evident skills shortages, but ONLY if the capacity of public services are increased for the increased population

Increase, but only when qualified EU workers are unavailable or uninterested.

Keep as is, but incentivize citizens to work/study in the areas they are given in

Increase, as long as the company can prove that they cannot find a suitable candidate locally.

Increase as we require their skill but pay them proper wages

Depending on demand

Irish nationals should be given first preference in all positions and pumped out of schools based on market demand. Fewer immigrants should be brought in but a points based system should be implemented where there are skill shortages.

No, there should be no foreign workers

Minimum wages is waste of energy when liars does given a ok updated and lifted smooth amount people's money checked not scammed or fraud Ute's

High immigration is welcome but low-unskilled immigrations is being abused by businesses

Increase, but provide citizens with more incentives to go into these jobs and make it so employers can't take advantage of them.

Increase in areas were we fall short, and also provide incentives for our own citizens to do these jobs.

No, focus on current students (foreign or domestic) as pipeline for talent.

Can you recall a time when you worked with someone from a different country, and what did you learn from that experience?

Restore freedom of movement with the EU

How would your future job prospects be affected if more skilled workers from abroad were allowed in your country?

Do you believe diverse work environments with employees from different countries are beneficial, and why or why not?

Imagine if an extremely talented student from another country wanted to join your school's robotics team; how would you and your teammates react?

How do you think the technologies and services you use daily would be impacted by changes in immigration policies for skilled workers?

In what ways could your education be influenced by the presence of teachers or professors from other countries?

Have you or your family ever benefited from the services of a skilled professional who was an immigrant, and if so, how did that impact your view of immigration?

If you were starting a tech company, would you consider hiring skilled workers from overseas, and why?

increase as need more skilled people as they could have ideas to help with ireland's transition to green energy

How might your community change if there were an increase in skilled workers immigrating to your area?

Increase (but it would be better to just get rid of this restriction completely)

If a friend from another country wanted to work in your nation because of better opportunities, what advice would you give them about the job market?