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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: ...reviewing officer arrived at a determination that the type of work proposed to be performed by the applicant was not eligible for an employment permit. It should be noted that an employment permit for a chef position will not issue where the nature of the business is catering, fast food, or where food is prepared in bulk for speed of service rather than to individual order.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Visa Applications (16 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...the concerns raised by various sectors with regard to the critical short supply of skills in a number of roles crucial to the economy. Following extensive reviews, since 1st January 2020, all grades of Chef with appropriate experience were removed from the Ineligible Occupations List and became eligible for the General Employment Permit. Approximately 3,200 employment permits have been...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (12 Oct 2022)

Neale Richmond: ...from small business owners across my constituency, who are constantly looking to plug gaps. They are increasing wages and improving conditions, but still there is a shortage, whether it is of chefs, bookkeepers or technicians in the ICT sector. We must realise that there are only so many training courses and courses in this country that can address that situation. We must examine how...