346. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employment permits issued in each of the past three years to non-EEA workers for roles in the motor industry with a specific EV or hybrid vehicle specialism; the average processing time for such permits; whether consideration has been given to placing EV technicians on the critical skills occupations list or to the intro…
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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472. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review and amend the current eligibility criteria for general employment permits in light of ongoing labour shortages across key sectors; the extent to which his Department has assessed the impact of existing permit thresholds and conditions on employers' ability to recruit non-EEA workers; whether consideration will be gi…
473. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of applications for general employment permits that have been refused in the past 12 months; the primary reasons for such refusals; and the sectors most affected; and if he will outline any planned policy changes to address skills and labour shortages where suitably qualified candidates are available from outside the State…
474. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with employer representative bodies regarding difficulties in recruiting staff due to restrictive employment permit criteria; whether his Department is considering reforms to better align the permit system with current labour market demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28567/26]
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]
291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of blue cards that have been returned to his Department due to incorrect details inputted on the card by his Department; and if his Department will issue a free and quick return for blue cards where there are mistakes. [27496/26]
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]
1992. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to amend Stamp 3 restrictions on working to enable persons who are required to undertake a paid internship as part of a further or higher education course; the position of such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24210/26]
2112. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to ensure that working holiday authorisation holders who enter the country and who are waiting for first time registration of permissions appointments, the temporary measures or guidance that are in place to support them during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/26]
2113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current wait times for first time registration of permission appointments; the action being taken to improve upon these timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25676/26]
2114. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure that there is sufficient staffing numbers in Burgh Quay to facilitate appointments for first time registration of permission, to prevent delays, given that a spike in volume of appointment requests will likely be received in the lead up to and during the summer months; and if he…
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 …
534. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she 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 she will take to reduce this barrier,…
72. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's progress to date in establishing a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the progress that has been made to date by the interdepartmental group established to review this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19246/26]
357. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the scope that is available to allow for the extension of working holiday authorisations for Australian nationals visiting Ireland past the current maximum stay of 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1634/26]
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]