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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (3 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: ...standards of regulated home care service be made available to the elderly and persons with disabilities on a statutory basis to be eligible to recruit migrant workers who have regularised their immigration status in the home care industry, along the lines of changes made to allow those in the agrifood sector enabling them to recruit workers from outside the European Union when necessary;...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Willie Penrose: ...was fractured by the habitual residency condition. This is extremely regrettable. Looking back, the then Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Coughlan, told us about the great crisis of immigrants flooding the country but nothing could be further from the truth. Very often the people flooding the country want to work. Hundreds of Irish people are refused welfare benefits...

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: ...specific and mainstream services. It appears an alternative route has been taken in that the original citizens advice remit is being strengthened while disability is being relegated to an add-on status. We must continue to focus on the disability sector and ensure the necessary services are provided. At best, the Minister is trying to ride two horses because the Citizens Information Bill...