Questions

273. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current processing times for critical skills employment permit applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46747/26]

61. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the data gathering and forward planning associated with work permit applications that is carried out by his Departments and local authorities in order to co-ordinate geographical location of employers and local capacity availability in the areas of housing, school places, general practitioner availability and public transport provision…

166. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the proposed amendments to the employment permits system, including the review of the 50:50 rule under the Employment Permits Act 2024; the timeframe for bringing forward legislative or policy changes arising from this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45637/26]

194. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of general employment permits, critical skills employment permits, and associated appeal applications received in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to data in 2026; the number of application approvals and rejections in the same period; the current average processing times for general employment permits, critical skills emp…

675. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department is reviewing the ineligible list of occupations regarding the role of dental nurse; if his attention has been drawn to the severe operational impact on dental clinics nationwide, where dentists who are on critical skills list are unable to operate safely due to a lack of chairside support staff; if he will specifical…

685. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average processing time for a general work permit currently; the reason processing times have increased; the efforts being taken to reduce processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/26]

727. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider a review of a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44189/26]

517. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a non-EEA national, specifically a carer from India, may be granted an employment permit where the employer is a private individual; the criteria for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39322/26]

519. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on the application renewal of a work permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39530/26]

520. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on the application renewal of a work permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39531/26]

521. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in instances where the approval an application for the renewal of a work permit is significantly delayed through no fault of the permit holder but eventually approved and where the successful renewal is accompanied by a higher minimum annual remuneration and if that higher minimum annual remuneration be back dated to the time of the …

242. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will provide an update on when a refund will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38514/26]

451. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the options now available to a company (details supplied) who require a work permit for an employee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37470/26]

452. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide guidance to an employment permit holder in relation to a query relating to their place of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37615/26]

278. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a critical skills visa application (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that it is processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31541/26]

139. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to review the work visa arrangements for persons in high demand roles, such as in the STEM area, in particular, the rule that an employer must employ at least 50% of non-national workers from the EEA. [30075/26]

166. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on current processing times for general and critical skills employment permit applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/26]

167. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider putting early years on the critical skills list to encourage professionals to come to Ireland to work in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29881/26]

181. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the review of the critical skills occupations list and ineligible occupations list; whether the review will take into consideration the availability of housing in addition to the needs of the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30068/26]

491. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a permit can be changed without further costs for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30315/26]

501. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in each sector for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of persons on the live register or in receipt of jobseeker payments who possess the required qualifications or experience for those roles; the measures in place to ensure that employers are genuinely unable to recr…

346. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in each of the past three years to non-EEA workers for roles in the motor industry with a specific EV or hybrid vehicle specialism; the average processing time for such permits; whether consideration has been given to placing EV technicians on the critical skills occupations list or to the intro…

472. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review and amend the current eligibility criteria for general employment permits in light of ongoing labour shortages across key sectors; the extent to which his Department has assessed the impact of existing permit thresholds and conditions on employers' ability to recruit non-EEA workers; whether consideration will be gi…

473. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of applications for general employment permits that have been refused in the past 12 months; the primary reasons for such refusals; and the sectors most affected; and if he will outline any planned policy changes to address skills and labour shortages where suitably qualified candidates are available from outside the State…

474. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with employer representative bodies regarding difficulties in recruiting staff due to restrictive employment permit criteria; whether his Department is considering reforms to better align the permit system with current labour market demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28567/26]