Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42527/10]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits - Green Cards Permits, Work Permits, Spousal/Dependant Permits and Intra-company Transfer Permits. All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006.

I wish to advise the Deputy that this application was refused on the 9th September 2010 on the grounds that it is current Government policy to issue new employment permits for highly skilled, highly paid positions or, in respect of non-EEA nationals who are already legally resident in the State on valid employment permits or, where there is an officially recognized scarcity of workers of a particular type or qualification.

Furthermore, the documentation supplied with the application showed a discrepancy in the annual salary paid to the employee.

An appeal in respect of this decision was received in the Employment Permits Section on the 21st September 2010. All appeals are dealt with in date of receipt order and there is currently a waiting period of 4-6 weeks because of the number of appeals being processed with limited staff resources. In this case, further information has been requested from the employer with regard to the appeal made and a decision should be made on this appeal when this information is received.