Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15028/23]

Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that the General Employment Permit application submitted in respect of the person concerned (in the details supplied) was refused on 23^rdNovember 2022, and on 1st March 2023 the refusal decision was upheld by the Reviewing Officer.

It was refused as the Labour Market Needs Test was not carried out correctly. The advertisement for the employment was not placed with the Department of Social Protection/EURES for 28 days during the 90 days preceding the application as is required. The advertisement submitted with the application was published outside the 90-day time limit.

The application and the review were further refused on the basis that a letter from the relevant Local Health Authority confirming that the Person who made the offer of employment had been granted permission to operate a restaurant or takeaway at the premises was not included with the application which is a requirement. The document submitted at appeal stage did not address this point.

The refusal to grant an employment permit does not preclude an applicant from submitting another application for an employment permit. Such an application should comply with all of the legislative requirements for the particular employment permit type.

To assist applicants when applying for a General Employment Permit a checklist document has been prepared and is available on the Department’s website and can be accessed through this link:- enterprise.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication-files/General-Employment-Permits-Checklist.pdf.