Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
528. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that persons visiting the Garda Síochána National Immigration Bureau offices receive information in the location of the processes involved, in terms of both getting work and getting a personal public service number. [37332/15]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my reply to his question of 6 October, 2015 (Question No. 433) which sets out the position in this regard.
The purpose of non-EEA nationals attending at the Registration Office, Garda National Immigration Bureau is to obtain or renew permission to be in the State and to furnish particulars as required as part of the registration process pursuant to Section 9 of the Immigration Act, 2004. On completion of the registration process, the non-EEA national is issued with a registration certificate. In addition an inscription is placed on his/her passport on behalf of the Minister, authorising the non-EEA national to be in the State.
Information is provided regarding the requirements for registration and in relation to the particular permission to remain sought (e.g. work or study). This information is available on both the GNIB and Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) website. It is the case that those who are primarily coming to work in the State will usually have obtained an employment permit from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation before they complete their registration obligations.
Matters concerning the issuing of PPS numbers and the securing of employment do not come within the remit of the aforementioned process. The terms and conditions for issuing a PPS number to a non-EEA national and the methods for providing information are a matter for the Department of Social Protection. Similarly the requirements for the issue of an Employment Permit and the provision of information are a matter for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
