Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
242. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment , to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51950/23]
View answerThe Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on 9 November 2023. On 10 November the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue.
Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 21 November 2023, the Employment Permits Section is processing new applications in respect of standard employers received on 23 October 2023. It is therefore expected that the application concerned in the details supplied should be considered in the next 3 weeks.
An application to have an employment permit expedited will be considered in exceptional circumstances. Each request is considered on a case-by-case basis. The Department can only consider a request to expedite an employment permit application where a detailed business case is provided.
Details of the exceptional case must be submitted to the Department on the official expedite request form (available on our website), which is a prerequisite for DETE to consider any such request. A separate expedite request form is required for each application.
Once the business case is completed it should be submitted to Employmentpermits@enterprise.gov.ie for consideration. It is important to point out that the completion of a business case does not guarantee that an expedite will be facilitated. enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/
The Employment Permits processing times are updated on a weekly basis at the following link: .
There is also an Online Status Update Enquiry - where details on a particular application can be found on the following link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Status-Form/.
