The Government has unveiled proposals to encourage stay-at-home mothers to rejoin the workforce, after concerns that the country could face a shortage of workers in certain areas.
Such move is part of a raft of new measures to deal with the possibility that high-end jobs may be difficult to fill as the economy continues to improve.
According to the the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there are currently about 77,000 women seeking full or part-time employment.
A senior source at the Department of Finance said “We are coming close to full employment, especially in specialist areas. The minister’s approach is that we should expand capacity, not accept we are at full capacity.”
The Government is also aiming to lure highly skilled emigrants who left the country during the recession back to Ireland, by slashing taxes and creating more lucrative positions.