Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can check out the situation in regard to joint inspections. The section provides clarity to applicants on the role of the Garda National Immigration Bureau in the employment permit application process but also speeds up the decision-making process. This is because, under section 6(f) of the current Act, all applications for employment permits must include information and documents in regard to the foreign national's permission. Therefore, there is good reason for having this exchange of information with the GNIB. I will certainly come back to the Senator in regard to the practice of the joint inspections and seek to give her assurances as to their motivation, namely, that the investigation of abuses is at the heart of what is being done by NERA inspectors.