Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in relation to a person from Croatia who would like to come to work in Ireland; the criteria they need to follow to work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24205/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under current legislation if a non-EEA national wishes to take up employment in Ireland they will require some form of an employment permit. In relation to health professionals who wish to work in public hospitals in the state the appropriate permit required would be a Work Authorisation or Work Visa. The prospective employee is granted the authorisation/visa at an Irish Embassy or Consulate on the basis of a job offer in that sector, by an employer in Ireland. In the event that the proposed employee wishes to work with an employer not covered by the Work Authorisation/Work Visa Scheme then that employer will have to apply for a Work Permit on their behalf.

My Department's policy is that new work permits are only being considered for highly skilled and highly paid positions which it is not possible to fill from within the EEA. Detailed guidelines for each Scheme are available on my Department's website at www.entemp.ie.