Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
148. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will reconsider a work permit application for a person (details supplied); if he will reconsider this given the evidence confirming their application for a visa renewal was submitted well prior to their visa expiry and they only received an appointment for such a renewal for a date after their visa had expired. [13410/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that, on 27th February 2023, a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (in the details supplied) was formally accepted.
On 9th March 2023 the General Employment Permit application was refused. The application was refused for the following reasons: the foreign national was residing in the State without current immigration permission from the Minister for Justice; the position on offer is listed on the Ineligible List of Occupations for Employment Permits, positions in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted; the contract of employment submitted with the application was also not signed by the employer.
Details of the Ineligible List of Occupations for Employment Permits are available on the Department's website and can be accessed through this link: Ineligible List of Occupations - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie).
If an application is refused, an applicant may request a review of the refusal decision within 28 days of issue of the refusal reasons on the prescribed review form available on the Department's website. In this case however, as the occupation concerned is ineligible for an employment permit an appeal would not be successful.
The refusal to grant an employment permit does not preclude an applicant from submitting another application for an employment permit. Such an application should comply with all of the legislative requirements for the particular employment permit type.
Information is provided on the Department’s website in relation to employment permits including information on each permit type, checklist document for a General Employment Permit and an FAQ document which answers the majority of the most common questions, all of which are available through this link:- Employment Permits - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie).
