Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23260/24]

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that the Critical Skills Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on 5th May 2024. On 7th May 2024 the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue.

Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 17th May 2024, the Employment Permits Section are processing new applications in respect of standard employers which were received on 16th April 2024.

An application to have an employment permit expedited can be considered in exceptional circumstances. Each request is considered on a case-by-case basis. The Department can only consider a request to expedite an employment permit application where a detailed business case is provided.

Details of the exceptional case must be submitted to the Department on the official expedite request form (attached), which is a prerequisite for DETE to consider any such request. A separate expedite request form is required for each application.

Once the business case is completed it should be submitted to Employmentpermits@enterprise.gov.ie for consideration. It is important to point out that the completion of a business case does not guarantee that an expedite will be facilitated.

The Employment Permits processing times are updated on a weekly basis at the following link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/

There is also an Online Status Update Enquiry - where details on a particular application can be found on the following link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Status-Form/