Questions

329. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider adding the early learning and childcare sector to the list of occupations that need a minimum salary of €30,000 per annum to qualify for a general employment permit, to allow the childcare sector fill the gap in qualified Irish childcare sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65929/25]

8. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to review the work visa arrangements for individuals in high demand roles, such as in the STEM area, in particular, the rule that an employer must employ at least 50 percent of non-national workers from the EEA.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62148/25]

25. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are efforts underway in his Department to streamline the process of work permits and visas for non-EEA nationals into a single integrated process so that a work permit will not expire before a visa is granted; if his Department has had any engagement with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation t…

62. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to the recent consultation on the review of employment permits occupation lists, when the results of the review will be published; the number of critical skills employment permits approved to date in 2025; the breakdown of the categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61766/25]

434. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total administrative and employer cost of processing employment permits and associated recruitment of overseas workers in each of the past five years; and to compare this to the estimated fiscal loss associated with graduate emigration. [60961/25]

435. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has assessed the relative cost-effectiveness of investing in graduate retention initiatives compared to the recruitment of overseas skilled workers under the employment permit system. [60962/25]

446. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will provide contact details for a phone line (details supplied) given the only communication option is via email; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61315/25]

457. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will provide contact information for a person in the sport and cultural employment permit section (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61636/25]

464. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to support more teachers’ ability to transfer from a stamp 1 visa to a general employment permit, which is currently hindered by a 28-day labour market needs test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62114/25]

466. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the labour market is tight and many enterprises are reporting skill shortages, the immediate steps his Department is taking to expand the occupations eligible for employment permits; the way in which processing times for permits are being improved; the supports which are in place for upskilling, reskilling and matching domestic l…

226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 1 July 2025, regarding his commitment to discuss with the Department of Health the difficulties encountered in recruiting and retaining private sector healthcare assistants, if his Department will consider reforming the so called 50/50 rule so that it is not applied in the case of renewals…

99. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason for the delay in processing the employment permit review for a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue. [60281/25]

613. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will review a case relating to an employment permit for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the potential error can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/25]

614. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to rectify an error that has occurred with a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59083/25]

52. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has had any contact from the Department of Education and Youth regarding the interpretation of employment permit rules potentially excluding post-primary teachers, as a full time post primary contract is 22 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57680/25]

394. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a work permit renewal (details supplied); if this will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54623/25]

152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 25 September 2025, whether he will issue guidance to employers concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza in particular, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the …

154. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has made a decision in a visa appeal case for a person (details supplied); and if not, the timeframe for when the applicant will be notified. [53484/25]

157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will issue guidance to community and voluntary organisations concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians…

46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits issued to nationals of India in each year from 2015 to date; the categories of work permits issued; the sectors in which they were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52319/25]

384. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average processing times for employment permits in 2025; the way this compares with the same period in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51706/25]

387. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the review of the critical skills occupations list and ineligible occupations list 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. [51760/25]

389. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits granted for bus drivers and lorry drivers during 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51799/25]

392. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average time for processing employment permit appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51944/25]

393. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of work permits issued in Ireland from 1 January to date in 2025, by nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51945/25]