Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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We have three petitions for consideration today. The first, No. 4/22, relates to revising employment conditions for stamp 3 residence permit holders and is in the name of Ms Tracey Milledge. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment responded to the petition in February. This response was forwarded to the petitioner, who in turn replied. Her reply was forwarded to the Department, which replied on 19 May advising that partners and spouses of critical skills employment permit holders have the right to work without a permit and the employment permit is subject to regular reviews. She also advised that the Department of Justice has met with the stamp 3 partners and spouses group, for which Ms Milledge is an administrator, and that the issue of workers' rights under the stamp 3 visa falls within the remit of the Department of Justice.

The committee recommends that the correspondence from Dr. Orlaigh Quinn, Secretary General at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, be sent to Ms Milledge for comment and to please respond within 14 days, and that correspondence from Dr. Quinn, along with Mrs Milledge’s petition, be forwarded to the Department of Justice with a request for a response within 14 days. Do members have any views on this petition?