Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 February 2005
204 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions on which prosecutions were initiated and prosecutions secured in respect of failure to hold appropriate work permits against employers and employees in respect of each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Garda authorities that since the enactment of the Employment Permit Act 2003 on 10 April, 2003 there have been 47 prosecutions against employees and 21 prosecutions against employers. The majority of these cases are still before the courts and, as such, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on them. I understand that there are seven recorded convictions concerning employees and three concerning employers.
