Results 48,861-48,880 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: It is consequential on the decision to change terminology from non-national to foreign national.
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move the following amendment: In page 6, line 8 and 9, to delete "non-national" and substitute " foreign national". This amendment is consequential on earlier amendments accepted by the House. According to the amendment, "holder", in relation to an employment permit, means the foreign national to whom it has been granted. I thank Deputies for their co-operation.
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I am not in a position to accept this amendment. The provision this amendment proposes to delete gives the Minister of the day discretionary powers to refuse a work permit application on the basis that the worker already has a work permit issued within the previous 12 months. The aim here is to balance the right of an employer to expect that when he or she goes to the effort and expense of...
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 111: In page 13, line 7, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 113: In page 13, lines 10 and 11, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 115: In page 13, line 18, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 117: In page 13, line 20, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 119: In page 13, line 28, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 121: In page 13, line 30, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 123: In page 14, line 2, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 126: In page 14, line 26, after "decision" to insert the following: "(and, if the person does so, shall notify in writing the second-mentioned person of the reasons for the confirmation)". Deputy Howlin raised this issue on Committee Stage and moved two amendments which are essentially encapsulated in amendment Nos. 129 and 131. We are proposing alternative amendments...
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 127: In page 14, line 27, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: On Committee Stage, when we discussed an amendment proposing that reviews of decisions to refuse a permit could be the subject of an appeal to the Ombudsman, it was agreed that we would revisit the issue on Report Stage. Section 5(1)(e) of the Ombudsman Act 1980 states that the Ombudsman shall not investigate any action taken by or on behalf of a person if such an action is one taken in the...
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 132: In page 15, line 5, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 134: In page 15, line 11, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 136: In page 15, line 35, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 138: In page 15, lines 38 and 39, to delete "non-national" and substitute "foreign national".
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: I will be helpful to the Deputy, as amendments Nos. 143 and 144 would not have the desired objectives he has articulated. In fact, they may have the opposite impact in so far as they would take the employer out of the equation. If I were to accept them, in essence I would be excluding the employer from his or her responsibilities in this regard. In other words, the Deputy would be letting him...
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: No. The employee has the actual permit.
- Employment Permits Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (3 May 2006)
Micheál Martin: For that reason, the employer is specifically mentioned in this section, which refers to the holder of the permit or the employer. If the employer does not comply with the provisions of the Bill, we want to be able to penalise him or her. We do not want to take the employer out of the equation. This is not what the Deputy intended but would be the impact of the amendments. He understands why...