Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that it has no record of a current application for an employment permit for the above named person (details supplied). 

The State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the domestic and/or other EEA countries. Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the  State/EEA, an employment permit may be sought by an employer to hire a non-EEA national in line with the Employment Permits Acts and associated Regulations which lay down in legislation the criteria in relation to the application, grant and refusal of an employment permit.

In order to apply for an employment permit a non-EEA national must have a secured a job offer for an eligible occupation from an Irish registered employer.

Details on how to apply for an employment permit are available on our website at the following link - .

In order to assist with the application process, the Department has produced a suite of information including various checklist documents, a ‘User Guide' to our online application system and a comprehensive FAQ Document which answers the most common queries received regarding employment permits.  All this information can be found in the Employment Permit section of my Department’s website at www.dbei.gov.ie. 

Any entitlements that may accrue to this individual by virtue of their father being an Irish citizen is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, and any such queries should be directed to that Department.