Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 January 2015
90. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if further reconsideration will be given to application for work permit in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2081/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere is no record in my Department of a current work permit application in respect of the person named by the Deputy. A work permit application in respect of this person was refused by my Department on 11th April 2014 for a number of reasons. It appeared from the information received that the position on offer was one of the occupations ineligible for an employment permit and that insufficient efforts were made to recruit an Irish or EEA/Swiss National for this position by advertising with DSP Employment Services/EURES and also in national or local newspapers or on a job website (other than DSP). In addition, the level of remuneration offered in respect of the position for which a permit was sought was less than the minimum remuneration of €30,000 per annum required. It was open to the applicant in this case to request that this decision be reviewed in accordance with Section 13 the Employment Permits Act, 2006, within twenty-one days from the date of the refusal letter that issued in respect of this application. However, no such request for a review was received from the applicant.
An application for a General Employment permit will be considered where an applicant secures a job offer that meets the necessary criteria for that permit. These criteria include the requirement that the prospective employer demonstrate, by way of a Labour Market Needs Test, that it has not been possible to find an EEA national to fill the post, and an undertaking to pay the appropriate salary to the non-EEA national.
