440. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a person (details supplied) who transferred from employment under a critical skills employment permit to a position with an organisation in 2025 required a new employment permit; and the options available to regularise their position if a permit was required but not obtained. [73723/26]
Topics / Work Permits
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsWork Permits
275 questions from 82 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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270 written, 5 oral
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 13 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 31 |
| June 2025 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 26 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 16 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 12 |
| April 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued to the HSE as employer in respect of medical practitioners in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by permit type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74357/26]
241. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will provide an update on an application for a work permit (details supplied). [71378/26]
249. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the employment permits online system may reject a passport photograph with a “no DPI found” error where the photograph meets the published requirements; the exact photograph and file requirements for a successful upload; and the alternative available where a compliant photograph continues to be rejected. [71749/26]
56. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on the process to renew an employment permit for person (details supplied). [69135/26]
20. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if as part of the 2025 review of the employment permit occupation lists published in May 2026, the Department considered the availability of housing and accommodation when assessing changes to the critical skills occupations list and other employment permit categories and if so, the manner in which housing capacity was factored into the …
211. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the dates on which the critical skills occupation list has been updated since 2023; the changes made in each instance; and the timeframe for the next review of the list. [66303/26]
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 work permit holders in …
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]
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. [56722/26]
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 assistants as a critical …
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 must be met by the fami…
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; and whether he will re…
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]