Work Permits

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 th…

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 summ…

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 …

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 …

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 …

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…

659. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to introduce a bridging right to work for international graduates (details supplied) on Stamp 1G who have submitted valid, in-time extension applications, similar to maintained status in Canada, Section 3C leave in the United Kingdom, Bridging Visa A in Australia, and interim visa arrangements in New Zealand. [165…

319. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will reform the work permit regulations concerning the visa process for non-EEA dental nurses allowing them to practise in the jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15759/26]

422. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review the case of a person's right to work (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15734/26]

450. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will examine the continued inclusion of certain IT-ICT, business support, administrative and sales roles on the critical skills occupations list in view of anecdotal and reported evidence suggesting that many qualified graduates and experienced professionals in Ireland are currently experiencing difficulty se…

453. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a decision will be made on a general employment permit application (details supplied), given four of the five applications submitted together have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14565/26]

455. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when seasonal work permits will be allocated for seasonal workers in the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/26]

28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the measures undertaken by his Department to reduce the backlog for employment permit renewal applications given that the current processing timeline is approximately four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13143/26]