Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 180:

In page 48, to delete lines 33 to 40 and substitute the following:“(2D) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2), regulations under this section may provide for the production to the Minister, within a specified period, of information, documents and evidence to verify such information and documents as the Minister may require to satisfy himself or herself—

(a) that the exchange agreement applies to the foreign national in respect of an application for the grant of an employment permit for the purpose referred to in section 3A(2)(g), and
(b) that, in respect of the purpose referred to in section 3A(2)(i)—

(i) the third level institution outside the State confirms—

(I) that the foreign national is enrolled as a full-time student at that institution and the name and description of the course of study in which the foreign national is enrolled,
(II) the qualifications or skills with which the course of study is wholly or substantially concerned,
(III) that the employment in respect of which the application is made is wholly or substantially concerned with the course of study on which the foreign national is enrolled,
(IV) the requirement referred to in section 3A(2)(i)(iii), and
(V) that the foreign national is required to return to that institution at the end of the 12 month period in order to complete that course of study,

and
(ii) the person who has made the offer of employment concerned confirms that—

(I) the employment is for a period not exceeding 12 months,
and
(II) the employment is wholly or substantially concerned with the skills or qualifications referred to in section 3A(2)(i).”.