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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. 50:In page 17, after line 40, to insert the following:“(3) Section 8 of the Act of 2006 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (4):“(4A) An employment permit granted for the purpose referred to in section 3A(2)(d) shall specify the period for which the foreign national concerned may carry out duties for, or participate in a...

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 51:In page 18, to delete lines 31 to 36 and substitute the following:“(8) Where in the case of a transfer to which the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003) applies, that takes effect during the period for which an employment permit is in force and pursuant to that transfer there is a...

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

Seán Sherlock: There will be further amendments 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. 52:In page 19, to delete lines 2 and 3 and substitute the following: “10. (1) Section 9(1) of the Act of 2006 is amended by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (b):“(b) a copy of the permit so granted to be issued to—(i) the person referred to in section 8(2)(a)(i), (ii) in the case of an application referred to in section 4(2)(a), the...

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 53:In page 19, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(3) Section 9(3) of the Act of 2006 is amended by substituting “an employee” for “the employee”.”.

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

Seán Sherlock: I would like to tease out the scenario the Deputy paints a little. Does he have a specific case in mind? This should be covered by other law, but if there is a lacuna, that is something that could be raised.

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

Seán Sherlock: That would be my instinct, because I do not know if it is appropriate to the purposes of this legislation. It may not be applicable.

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

Seán Sherlock: We will consider some amendments to section 8 for 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. 46: In page 17, line 25, after “10A,” to insert “12, 14, 20A and 20B”.

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 47: In page 17, line 25, after “sections 10,” to insert “12 and 14,”.

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 48: In page 17, to delete lines 28 to 40 and substitute the following:“ “(2) The employment permit so granted shall operate to permit the employment in the State of the foreign national in the employment specified in the application —(a) by —(i) the person, specified in the application, who made the offer of employment, (ii) in the case of an...

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 33: In page 12, to delete line 24.The internship employment permit is designed to facilitate the employment in the State of foreign nationals who are full-time students enrolled in a third-level institution outside the State for the purpose of gaining work experience. Amendments No. 33 and 35 are consequential to amendment No. 34. Amendment No. 34 ensures this type of...

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

Seán Sherlock: I ask the Deputy to bear with me for a moment.

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 34: In page 12, to delete lines 25 to 27 and substitute the following:"(ii) pursuing a course of study that is wholly or substantially concerned with the qualifications or skills referred to in section 15(1)(c) and the Minister is satisfied, having regard to section 15(1)(d), there is a shortage of those skills or qualifications, and (iii) required, for the completion of...

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 35: In page 12, lines 28 and 29, to delete all words from and including "and" where it firstly occurs in line 28 down to and including "concerned" in line 29.

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

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 36: In page 12, line 30, to delete "internship programme" and substitute "period of 12 months".