Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2015
93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which his Department has received the information sought by way of correspondence dated 8 September 2015 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39941/15]
View answerAn application for a General Employment Permit in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy was received in Employment Permits Section on 30th January 2015 and was rejected and returned at pre-check stage on that date as the prescribed form had not been filled in completely and all the required information was not supplied. A further application for a General Employment Permit in respect of this person was received in the Employment Permits Section on 3rd June 2015 and was rejected and returned at pre-check stage on that date as the prescribed form had not been filled in completely and all of the required information was not supplied.
A further application for a General Employment Permit in respect of this person was received in the Employment Permits Section on 8th October 2015. This application was refused on 7th November 2015 for the following reasons:
- The occupation in question is on the List of Ineligible Categories of Employment for Employment Permits.
- The remuneration on offer was less than the minimum annual remuneration specified in regulation 26 of the Employment Permits Regulations.
- The person referred to by the Deputy was in the State without current immigration permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality.
- The manner in which the advertisement had been published did not meet the requirements set out in the Employment Permits Regulations.
The applicant (in this case the employer) has 28 days from date of refusal letter of 7th November 2015 within which to request a Review of this decision.
Employment Permits Section has no record of a letter or application dated 8 September 2015.
