Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 July 2013
138. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 5 February 2013, if he will confirm that the details supplied were those used in drafting the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32674/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy will be aware that an application for an employment permit was refused in this instance on 4th April 2012 and that this decision was upheld on appeal on 3rd July 2012.
I can confirm to the Deputy that the place of employment in respect of the permit application was the first location named by the Deputy in her question. I can also confirm that at the time of application there were seven Irish and two non EEA nationals in employment at that business. While it appeared on the employment permit application form that there was only one Irish and two non EEA nationals in employment, the correct situation was clarified in the documentation provided in the request for a review and was considered by the appeal officer. Finally, the salary stated in the application in respect of the employment was in excess of €30,000. This information was considered at the review stage.
The occupation in question is that of machine operator and this occupation falls under the “general operative” employment category. This is an ineligible category of employment and employment permits are generally not considered in respect of employment of this nature.
If the occupation was incorrectly described and the skills required for the occupation were insufficiently set out then a new application may be submitted which will be considered afresh.
