Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Amendment No. 162 provides that failure by the connected person to comply with new record keeping requirements is an offence under section 27(8).

Please forgive me but I have omitted a few amendments. Amendment No. 113 allows the connected person to apply for a review. Amendment No. 114 is a consequential amendment following on from the treatment of the intra-company transfer in the Bill. Amendment No. 118 is a technical amendment consequential to amendment No. 119. Amendment No. 156 is a technical consequential to amendment No. 157 which inserts a new subsection (3A). Amendment No. 158 provides that the connected person who contravenes subsection (3A) is guilty of an offence.

Amendment No. 159 requires the connected person to surrender the copy of the employment permit where the employment it concerns has been, for any reason, terminated by the foreign employer or the foreign national ceases to carry out duties for, or participate in a training programme provided by, the connected person. Also, failure by the connected person or the permit holder to do so is an offence under section 24(2), as amended by section 24(c) of the Bill. The amendment guards against abuse of the permits system by ensuring that all parties are aware of the employment status of foreign nationals who are permit-required.

Amendment No 161 requires the connected person to retain records pertaining to the intra-company transfer employment permit holder's duties or training programme and the employment concerned. Amendment No. 162 provides that failure by the connected person to comply with new record keeping requirements is an offence under section 27(8), as amended by section 27 of the Bill.