Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 9 also adjusts section 8. It is again on the non-application of section 7 to certain foreign nationals by amending subsection (1)(f) to ensure that family members of officials of international organisations, assigned to work in the State under the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act are exempt from the requirements of the employment permits legislation. This amendment ensures that these family members are considered similar to the family members of diplomats assigned here from other countries. In addition to the privileges and immunities conferred on members of the diplomatic and consular missions, the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act confers certain privileges and immunities on international organisations, including the United Nations and the OECD.