Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024
244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the case of a person (details supplied); to provide advice on how they can get staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8093/24]
View answerThe Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that the renewal employment permit applications concerned in the details supplied were refused as the positions on offer were for roles which are on the Ineligible List of Occupations - occupations for which employment for which a General Employment Permit cannot be granted.
It also appears from the information received that the employees concerned have not been employed in the positions for which their original Employment Permits were granted. This is not permissible under the Employment Permits legislation. A condition of the Employment Permit is that If the role of an employee changes the employer must notify the Employment Permits section of the Department of this change immediately. The Employment Permits Section of the Department were not informed of any change in roles in respect of these employees.
As the employees concerned were employed as plasterers they cannot be moved to a different role. It is also not possible to change the description of the roles on offer to general tradesmen as suggested in the additional information received in respect of the applications concerned.
Further information is available on the Department's website at Employment Permits - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie) enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits/.
