Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a marine application will process for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the average processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52931/23]
View answerThe average processing time for an application to my Department's Mercantile Marine Office (MMO), as stated on the Seafers.ie website, is 10 days. In cases where there is missing or insufficient information, the turnaround times may be longer. In such instances, the applicant will be contacted to notify them of any additional information required. The MMO always makes its best endeavours to contact the applicants to provide as much assistance as possible.
Before making an application for the Advanced Certificates of Proficiency, the applicant, the subject of this parliamentary question, would first need to acquire the basic Certificate of Proficiency and complete the required amount of sea service.
The Applicant in this case is requested to please contact the MMO as soon as possible so that they may be able to assist.
