992. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current average processing times for employment permit applications, renewals, and appeals; the actions being taken to reduce the current backlog of applications; the further measures being considered by his Department to reduce processing times for these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55861/26]
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1049. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on an employment permit appeal application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57488/26]
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…
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]
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…
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]
40. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current average processing times for general and critical skills employment permit applications; to provide a comparison with the same period in 2025; the efforts being made by his Department to reduce employment permit application waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50437/25]
28. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the current processing times for general employment permit and critical skills employment permit applications; the efforts being made by his Department to reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33136/25]
376. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering any changes to the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits such as the removal of farm workers from the list to address labour shortages in the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7972/25]