Chambers Ireland backs migration decision

Chambers Ireland has expressed disappointment that workers from Bulgaria and Romania will not have free access to the Irish labour market when the two countries become full European Union members in January but said it was a necessary measure to preserve the common travel area between Ireland and the UK.

Chambers Ireland’s director of policy Seán Murphy said: “We believe there is no reason why Ireland would not have benefited from the Bulgarian and Romanian accession as it did from the 2004 EU enlargement which helped to fill the gaps in our labour market – particularly our skilled labour shortage.”