John Lahart
Question:97. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will arrange to have employment permits (details supplied) issued as promptly as possible. [55579/22]
View answerTuesday, 8 November 2022
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Written answers
The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that standard General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned in the details supplied were only received on 2nd November 2022.
Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department is currently processing standard applications for General Employment Permits received on 11th October 2022.
If a permit is urgently required, an applicant may request to have an application expedited. An expedite request will only be considered in exceptional cases. The Department can only consider such a request where a detailed business case is provided. Details of the exceptional case must be submitted to the Department on the attached expedite request form.
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.
The Employment Permits processing times are updated on a weekly basis at the following link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/
There is also an Online Status Update Enquiry - where details on a particular application can be accessed: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Status-Form/
Name of Company/Individual making the request:
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Q 1. Confirm the Employment Permit application number? |
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A 1. |
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Q 2. When was the Employment Permit application submitted? |
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Q 3. Was the application submitted 12 weeks prior to the proposed start date of the employment as is recommended by the Employment Permits Section? If not a detailed explanation as to why not is required? |
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A 3. |
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Q 4. State the business critical nature of the role in question for the company? |
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Q 5. Provide specific details of the business critical work which will be called into question were this application to be processed in its scheduled date order? |
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Q 6. If this role relates to a specific new contract/project, what new contracts/projects may not be fulfilled in line with contractual agreed commitments were this application to be processed in its scheduled date order? What percentage is the value of this contract/project compared to the company’s annual turnover? |
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Q 7. If this role relates to an on-going/business-as-usual company activities, what percentage of annual business turnover will be lost if this application were to be processed in its scheduled date order? |
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Q 8. Is the proposed employee in question a visa required national - Immigration-Service-Delivery-Visa-and-Non-Visa-Required-Countries.pdf (irishimmigration.ie)? |
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A 8. |
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Q 9. Is the proposed employee in question already in the State? |
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A 9. |