Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:121 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent, if any, to which her Department has attempted to match the skills of refugees and asylum seekers to current and future industrial employment needs; the number of these people who have been given approval for employment by way of work permit in each of the past three years; the number of applications for work permits before her Department and being processed on a weekly basis; the average number approved and rejected; the most common reasons for rejection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7683/00]