Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 76:

In page 25, to delete lines 11 to 20 and substitute the following:“(1E) In the case of an application in respect of the purpose referred to in section 3A(2)(e), the Minister—

(a) may refuse to grant an employment permit if, in the opinion of the Minister, the contractor has not made appropriate arrangements—

(i) to provide appropriate accommodation and board, or either of them, for the foreign national while he or she is in the State to perform the duties arising from the contract service agreement,
or
(ii) to provide appropriate health insurance in respect of the foreign national should he or she require medical treatment for illness or injury during the period for which he or she will be in the State pursuant to the employment permit,
or

(b) may refuse to grant an employment permit if the Minister is satisfied that the health insurance provided by a person referred to in paragraph (b)(iii)(II) of section 1A(1) does not have the same, or similar, effect as the health insurance provided by a health insurer.”.