Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

Issues of citizenship and family reunification are, in the first instance, matters for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The Employment Permits Bill provides for certain categories of workers to have automatic family reunification rights and automatic rights for spouses to work here. The implications of the positive participation of people from other countries in our society reach beyond the workplace. These issues will be examined in this report which, among others, will reform public policy in this area. The Government regards this as a matter of urgency and is trying to address it.

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