PQ 291
291. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the pathway available to a family seeking to employ a non-EEA national as a full-time carer, in a private home where a family member has complex medical needs and requires specialist care; whether a general employment permit or any other employment permit may be granted in such circumstances; the criteria that must be met by the family and the proposed employee; whether exceptions exist where no suitable domestic or EEA worker can be sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/26]
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291. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the pathway available to a family seeking to employ a non-EEA national as a full-time carer, in a private home where a family member has complex medical needs and requires specialist care; whether a general employment permit or any other employment permit may be granted in such circumstances; the criteria that must be met by the family and the proposed employee; whether exceptions exist where no suitable domestic or EEA worker can be sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-07-16/291/
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