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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 83: In page 27, line 21, to delete “(1I)” and substitute “(1K)”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 84: In page 27, to delete lines 23 to 25.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 85: In page 27, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“(8) Section 12 of the Act of 2006 is amended in subsection (6) by substituting the following for paragraph (b):“(b) if the hourly rate of pay fixed under or pursuant to any enactment that applies to the employment concerned is greater than the national minimum hourly rate of pay, the hourly...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The conditions whereby an employment permit may be granted or refused are set out in clear detail in the legislation. Reviews of decisions on the granting of employment permits are provided for in section 13 of the Act of 2006. That section sets out that a review of a decision to refuse an employment permit shall be carried out by an officer of a grade senior to the grade of the person who...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: How in the Deputy’s mind would this occur?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I am informed that the refusal rate is approximately 12%. There is a 28 day time limit for appeals. Is the Deputy referring to the length of time it takes thereafter?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Forgive me if I am misunderstanding the amendment, but how does the Deputy envisage it working in practical terms? Would there be a designated person within the Department, a higher officer? Who would be the independent person?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: We will table some minor amendments to the section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No 87: In page 28, line 4, to delete "or evidence" and substitute "or documents".These amendments to section 15, which further amend the new subsection (2A) to be inserted in section 13 of the 2006 Act, are to replace the term "or evidence" with the term "or documents" in order to maintain consistency with the language used in section 13 generally.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 88: In page 28, line 6, to delete "or evidence is" and substitute "is, or documents are,".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 89: In page 28, line 12, to delete "or evidence" and substitute "or documents".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 90: In page 28, lines 14 and 15, to delete "or evidence" and substitute "or documents".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 91: In page 28, line 27, to delete "evidence" and substitute "documents".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 92: In page 28, line 38, to delete "14A(1)" and substitute "14A".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 93: In page 29, line 2, to delete "class" and substitute "such class".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 94: In page 29, to delete lines 30 to 32 and substitute the following:"employment permit in respect of it, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in respect of such minimum amount of remuneration—(i) in so far as it relates to the salary referred to in paragraphs (a)(i) and (b)(i) of section 1A(1), the hourly rate for the salary shall be not less...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 95: In page 31, line 32, to delete "subsection."." and substitute "subsection.".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 96: In page 31, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:"(1H) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1A)(b), when specifying the employments for which an employment permit may be granted, including employments specified by reference to categories of employments and to one or more economic sectors, the Minister may specify such employments by reference...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 97: In page 31, to delete lines 33 to 41, and in page 32, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:"(3) Section 14 of the Act of 2006 is amended by substituting the following subsections for subsection (2):"(2) In regulations under subsection (1) the Minister may, having regard to sections 3A and 14A and the matters specified in section 15, provide, in respect...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 98: In page 32, to delete lines 10 and 11 and substitute the following:"(5) Section 14(4) of the Act of 2006 is amended—(a) by deleting ", during a period such as is referred to in subsection (3),", and (b) by inserting ", subject to this Act," after "be granted".".