Results 61-80 of 179 for immigration speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...12 months or longer on the date of application. If the application is approved, a Green Card for a 2 year duration is issued. At the end of the 2 year period, the foreign national can obtain an immigration permission to work in the State without the requirement for an Employment Permit. I have made enquiries with my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality, and I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (1 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...light household duties. They normally receive a small sum of money from the host family. Non-EU nationals wishing to take up a role as an au pair in Ireland require a visa from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), which comes within the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality, while the Department of Children and Youth Affairs has general responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...'s Employment Permits Section administers the Employment Permits system. Before submitting a Work Permit application for consideration the potential employee must first ensure that their immigration status does not preclude them from taking up full time employment. This is a matter for the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service (INIS) which falls under the remit of the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (13 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...work in Ireland a non-EEA National ( ) must hold a valid Employment Permit and my Department's Employment Permits Section administers the Employment Permits system. The onus to maintain a current immigration status rests on the non-EEA national that may be the subject of a work permit application. An individual’s immigration status has a major bearing on the consideration of all...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (11 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...Employment Rights Authority’s policy to pursue such breaches. NERA has secured convictions of a number of employers in respect of violations of employment law in cases involving the employment of workers without permits or immigration permissions.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...that the position on offer is one of the occupations currently ineligible for a new employment permit. In addition it appeared from the information submitted that the proposed employee's current immigration status precluded them from entering full-time employment in the State. A request to review this decision in accordance with Section 13 of the Employment Permits Act 2006 was received...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s policy and legislative remit focuses on the skills-based requirements of the labour market whereas the Department of Justice and Equality (DJE) takes into account wider immigration and residency issues. We recognise that the two regimes are interlinked and indeed, there is close engagement between the Departments on matters of mutual concern. Nevertheless, DJE retains...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Functions (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...for an employment permit undergo separate application processes with my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality, does ensure a clear division between economic migration and general immigration policies and ensures each Department has clear control of those areas of responsibility which fall within its remit. An amalgamation of the functions and the separation of labour...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Immigration Status (30 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The regularisation of status of the person named in terms of prescribed immigration requirements falls within the remit of the Irish National Immigration Service under the auspices of the Department of Justice and Equality. Under the provisions of the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006 the person named is obliged to hold a valid employment permit before taking up employment in this...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (9 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...provided with the application indicated that the employee held a Student Stamp/Visa which at that time precluded the holder from obtaining a Work Permit. I understand that at the time of application the immigration status of the person named was not in date and that this situation remains.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...has not been granted permission to reside in the State by my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. In this respect, my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality informs me that from an immigration perspective all non-EEA national migrants, whether working or not, must have the appropriate permission to be in the State. While there may be atypical elements to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (28 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...letter in respect of this application may issue in due course. You may be aware that there is also an onus on an individual who is required to have an employment permit to ensure that their immigration status is properly maintained at all times. The administration of applications for long term residency in respect of persons that have been legally resident in the State and held valid...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (7 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...they have been granted an Employment Permit from my Department or are exempt from obtaining an employment permit on some other basis under the Act such as being permitted to work as part of their immigration status as determined by the Department of Justice and Equality. I understand that the person concerned does not currently hold an immigration status which includes permission to work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...processing fee, details of the employer’s registration with Revenue and Companies Registration Office, colour copies of the employee’s passport, and finally, confirmation of the employee’s immigration status in cases where the employee is residing in the State. When a third country national who has been issued with an employment permit arrives in this State they must...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (5 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...more than 50% of employees in the company, at the time of application, were non EEA nationals. Finally, supporting documentation in respect of this application indicated that the proposed employee's immigration status at the time the application was made was not one which permitted them to enter full-time employment in the State. An appeal against this decision was received on 25th...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (24 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...was 34,000, made up of an outflow of 87,000 and an inflow of 53,000. Not surprisingly, these flows were largely accounted for by the under-35 category (68,000 and 30,000 for emigration and immigration respectively). Net outward migration (emigration less immigration) for Irish nationals in the year to April 2012 was 26,000. There are currently no statistics available on the skills profile...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (18 Dec 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...their clients. The numbers of permits issued under all of these Schemes is detailed in Appendix 1. In addition to the above, my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality this year announced new Immigrant Investor and Start-up Entrepreneur Programmes. The purpose of these Programmes is to allow non-EEA nationals, who commit to an approved investment in Ireland or with an innovative...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Emigration Levels (22 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...CSO are for the year ended April 2012. Emigration from Ireland in the twelve months to April 2012 is estimated to have increased to 87,100 from 80,600 in the year to April 2011, while the number of immigrants is estimated to have fallen marginally to 52,700 from 53,300 over the same period. The combined effect of natural increase and negative net migration resulted in an overall small...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (22 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...of the Adjudicators and of Labour Court Determinations. The mechanisms I have outlined above relate to people who are legally entitled to work in the state. A situation where an individual, whose immigration status prohibits him or her from working legally in the State, takes up employment and is thus working illegally is different. In such cases both the employer and the employee may...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (22 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...of policy in relation to the admission of non-EEA nationals to the State and their residence in the State. There can be some confusion with regard to the term ‘IT Visa’ as it is suggestive of a visa-based immigration system. However, the employment permit regime provides for a managed system regarding entry to Ireland’s labour market as well as powers for enforcement...