Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 May 2014
341. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has been employed in the country with or without a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22789/14]
View answerAn application in respect of the person named by the Deputy was refused by my Department on 11th April 2014 for the following reasons. It appeared from the information received supporting the application that the position on offer was one of the occupations currently ineligible for a new employment permit. In addition it appeared that insufficient efforts were made to recruit an Irish or EEA/Swiss National for this position by advertising with DSP Employment Services/EURES and also in national or local newspapers or on a job website (other than DSP). Finally, the level of remuneration offered in respect of a post for which a permit was sought was less than the minimum remuneration of €30,000 per annum required.
It was open to the applicant in this case to request that this decision be reviewed in accordance with Section 13 of the Employment Permits Act, 2006, within the prescribed timeframe of twenty one days of the date of the refusal letter. An appeal was received by my Department after the expiration of the prescribed timeframe. In light of these developments there is no further action that my Department can take with regard to this application.
