Walsh Visa Programme

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment and Learning – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 3:30 pm on 7 May 2002.

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Photo of Carmel Hanna Carmel Hanna Social Democratic and Labour Party 3:30, 7 May 2002

The Walsh visa programme is now in its third year of operation. The US legislation provides visas on the Walsh visa programme until September 2002. The Department for Employment and Learning continues to promote the programme and to recruit participants. Some 26 young people recently completed their pre-departure training, and they travelled to take up jobs in the United States on 5 May.