Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
197. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of applications by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8197/22]
View answerThe Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned (details supplied) were received on dates between 11 January 2022 and 20 January 2022.
Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Applicants can keep track of Employment Permit applications current processing dates at enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/
The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment can only consider a request to expedite an employment permit application where a detailed business case is provided. If the company in question should put forward its comprehensive business case, by completing the expedite request form attached, which is a prerequisite for DETE to consider any such request.
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. A business case is required to be completed for each individual request.
