John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation regarding work permit holders who are non-EEA nationals and in regard to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the length of time the normal restrictions on the issuance of work permits do not apply after a non-EEA national is made redundant; if the ineligible job categories apply only to persons outside the State applying for their first permit; if there is an exemption from the normal restrictions for persons taking cases to the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if a work permit will be granted to this person. [12836/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The work permit section of my Department issued a work permit in respect of the above named individual for the period 16 April 2003 to 15 April 2004. No further applications for a work permit have been received.

In circumstances where the employment relationship has recently broken down or where the employee has recently been made redundant, the work permit section will look favourably on an application from another employer. In such instances, the ineligible categories do not apply and the application is processed on its own merits with regard to existing employment and immigration legislation.