Work Permits

964. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to review a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55159/26]

966. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will examine the current employment permit rules and criteria; if the employment length rule will be examined; his views on whether two years in the initial employment would be a fairer period instead of the current five year rule; his views on whether a change such as this would assist in the protection of wor…

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 mat…

1012. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review the current 50:50 employment permits rule as it applies to the nursing home sector; if he will consider introducing the necessary legislative amendments to provide greater workforce flexibility for nursing homes experiencing recruitment difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

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]

1052. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider adding the occupation of healthcare assistant to the critical skills occupations list, in view of the continuing dependence of the healthcare and social care sectors on internationally recruited workers; if he has undertaken any assessment of the case for reclassifying healthcare assis…

1053. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the formal collaborative processes that exist between his Department and the Department of Social Protection, to best match people on jobseeker’s payment with employers making applications for employment permits, across GEP, CSEP and trusted partner applications. [57677/26]

291. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the pathway available to a family seeking to employ a non-EEA national as a full-time carer, in a private home where a family member has complex medical needs and requires specialist care; whether a general employment permit or any other employment permit may be granted in such circumstances; the criteria that mus…

292. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that families caring for persons with complex medical needs may be unable to obtain an employment permit for a non-EEA healthcare assistant because the employer is a private household rather than a registered healthcare provider; if he will clarify what alternative mechanism exists in such cases; an…

311. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on an employment permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51460/26]

312. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on an employment permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51461/26]

554. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application for renewal of a Stamp 4, spouse of an Irish citizen will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51109/26]

284. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider adding poultry farms to the eligible list for general work permits due to the shortage of available workers in this field (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50340/26]

309. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given that it was not included on the critical skills occupation list in the most recent round, and recognising the shortage of those working in the field, if he will intervene to add 'Archaeologist' to the critical skills occupation list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49604/26]

313. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on plans to amend the 50:50 Employment Permits Rule; if this will be progressed before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49779/26]

289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total number of individuals who are nationals of countries outside the UK or EEA who have been granted work permits in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47219/26]

268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if all required documentation for employment permit application (details supplied) has been received by his Department; the current status of application; the expected timeline for the processing of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46460/26]

269. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to expedite an employment permit application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46553/26]

272. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46746/26]

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…

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,…

605. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify if Ukrainian refugees here can continue to participate in State employment schemes under the temporary protection transition scheme. [45687/26]

693. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review correspondence and provide guidance to a person (details supplied) [45611/26]