Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 21 June 2006, if officials in his Department have reviewed a case and contacted the person involved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27549/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Work Permit section of my Department took a decision to refuse this application on the basis that it is not for a highly paid or highly skilled job. Since the accession of the 10 new member states employers should look to the wider EU in the first instance to source labour needs that are not highly skilled or highly paid. The Work Permit Section is in a position to consider issuing a work permit in respect of this individual under the new Spousal Work Permit Scheme. An official from the work permit section has written to the employer seeking additional information for the application to be processed.