Ms Edel McGinley:

It is provided for in law because it was our experience, particularly in the case of renewals, that many workers were paying for their own employment permits. If a permit was refused, it was then important that the worker got his or her money back and not the employer. It is possible to tick a box, basically. It was an important move that people would have the ability to apply for their own work permits and that was something for which we campaigned. A major reason concerned the money. I am sorry, I have forgotten my train of thought.