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21 Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in her consideration of the legal framework relating to the recruitment and employment of persons from outside the EU and EEA area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24490/03]
While drafting of the Employment Permits (No. 2) Bill 2003 has been completed by my Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, I have asked for further work to be done in relation to a number of legal issues arising. In the meantime work on examining the draft Bill is continuing within my Department. I am anxious that this Bill, which seeks to put the instruments of economic migration on a sound statutory basis, be published before the Christmas recess.
