Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

There are two different points at issue here. First, immigration arrangements are a matter for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and do not fall within the remit of my Department.

On Committee Stage, the point was strongly made that the functions of employment appeals bodies such as the Labour Relations Commission are specific and could not be related to a review of a decision by the Minister to refuse to grant a permit. Whatever argument might be made for having a mechanism in place, it would be most unhelpful to refer the appeal system to the LRC, for example, which deals with quite different issues. The appeal mechanism is provided for in the Bill.

Amendment put and declared lost.

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