Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 May 2004
65 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new rules announced by her on 18 February 2004 in regard to the new arrangements for spouses of skilled non-EEA nationals will come into operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13823/04]
View answerThe new arrangements for spouses are designed to give greater ease of access to employment for the spouses of non-EEA nationals working in the State under specified schemes and facilities. These arrangements are already in operation for some weeks now. Some 40 work permits have already been issued in respect of eligible spouses. A detailed set of guidelines, outlining the eligibility criteria and procedures relating to these arrangements, have been available on my Department's website since April. They have also been circulated to a range of Departments, health bodies and other relevant organisations to promote as wide a circulation of this information as possible.
