Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14426/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There is no record of a valid work permit application in this case. Applications which are incomplete or incorrect are returned to the employer for completion. In the aftermath of EU enlargement, it is Government policy that employers should be able to source nearly all of their workforce needs from within the EU. Accordingly, only in cases where exceptional levels of skill and qualifications are needed for the job, and the employer has made meaningful attempts to find EEA nationals first, will my Department now consider work permit applications.