Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 66:

In page 9, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:

"(2) In respect of answers, by a foreign national in an application for an employment permit, given in paragraph (f)(i) of this section, nothing shall automatically disqualify an applicant from gaining an employment in and of itself, but may be taken into account when his or her application is being considered.".

In the interests of speed and brevity I ask the Minister of State to state what he thinks of those amendments before I decide whether I will take action as they were already discussed on Committee Stage.

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