227. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of a work permit renewal application for a health care assistant (details supplied) caring for vulnerable clients; if he will expedite same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27352/26]
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1100. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of non-nationals who are present in Ireland illegally without a work permit; the methods by which his Department or other relevant authorities seek to monitor this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/26]
1144. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a general employment permit renewal (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/26]
1159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeframe for decision on an appeal (details supplied) in relation to an employment permit; and whether the decision can be expedited. [25890/26]
1186. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits issued to persons from outside the UK and EEA intending to take up positions of dentists in the each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [26662/26]
237. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are any instances, apart from the specifically outlined cases of horticulture workers, meat processor operatives, health care assistants, home support workers and where an applicant’s degree was issued by an Irish third level college in the previous 12 months, where the minimum annual remuneration for the provision of a gener…
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of a work permit renewal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/26]
432. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the work permit renewal application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/26]
434. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding an application for a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21842/26]
444. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that non-EU post-primary and secondary school teachers are unable to meet the criteria for a general employment permit, owing to the requirement for job advertisements to be posted on multiple platforms while teaching roles are advertised only on specific education recruitment platforms; the steps he will take to reduce …
563. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether employment permit applicants in the manufacturing sector are covered by a sectoral employment order; whether applicants in the manufacturing sector are subjected to the same rates of pay and obligations as applicants in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18740/26]
112. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the extent to which he and other Ministries discussed or planned to reform the area of work visas and employment permits in an effort to streamline and simplify what has become a cumbersome process for many employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17836/26]
113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average time to process work permits under the Employment Permits Online (EPO) system since its inception; if he could provide the average timelines for the processing of works permits for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17837/26]
319. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will reform the work permit regulations concerning the visa process for non-EEA dental nurses allowing them to practise in the jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15759/26]
450. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will examine the continued inclusion of certain IT-ICT, business support, administrative and sales roles on the critical skills occupations list in view of anecdotal and reported evidence suggesting that many qualified graduates and experienced professionals in Ireland are currently experiencing difficulty securing employment in…
453. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a decision will be made on a general employment permit application (details supplied), given four of the five applications submitted together have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14565/26]
455. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when seasonal work permits will be allocated for seasonal workers in the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/26]
28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the measures undertaken by his Department to reduce the backlog for employment permit renewal applications given that the current processing timeline is approximately four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13143/26]
32. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on current processing times for all employment permit types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13390/26]
44. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the maximum quota for general employment permits for workers in the tourism and transport sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12955/26]
53. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of permits for dairy farm assistants that have been processed in counties Cavan and Monaghan since the start of 2026; if the process can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13175/26]
61. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the maximum quota for general employment permits for workers in farming and the food industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12954/26]
73. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are plans to update the list of critical skills work visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13325/26]
296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in 2025 by sector; whether each sector is classified as experiencing a verified skills shortage; and whether an updated labour market needs analysis has been completed for 2026 permit quotas. [13866/26]
248. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work visas which were issued for healthcare assistants in each of the past four years, including a breakdown of country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7199/26]