Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The documentation required to be submitted within four weeks of the date of dismissal by reason of redundancy will be set out in regulations. Such documentation is likely to include a letter from the previous employer stating the permit holder has been made redundant within the past six months and an explanation as to why, the previous employer's certified copy of the permit issued for that permit holder and a copy of the P45 which must be dated within the past six months. The provision of this documentation establishes the bone fides of the circumstances applying. Only rarely does the Department come across instances where such documentation has not been forthcoming from previous employers. In practice, where this does arise, it will request that the documentation be forwarded directly and the matter is resolved in this manner. The amendment is not necessary.