Ireland: Work permit quotas for meat processors ‘exhausted’
The provision of work permits for meat processors have been supplied to the extent that their quotas have now been described as “exhausted” by a government minister.
This was said by Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), Neale Richmond, on Tuesday, November 7 in Dáil Éireann, speaking ahead of the expected release of the review of lists for employment permits this month.
“All quotas for meat processing operatives have now been exhausted,” he said, in response to Deputy Pauline Tully asking if work permits would be made available to the meat processing industry while the review of lists is underway.
“The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) leads government policy for the agri-food sector and has responsibility for undertaking the strategic review of the labour needs of the meat processing industry,” Minister Richmond said.
Colm Ryan | Agriland
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