Written answers
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeframe for the visas of non-working EEA nationals to be processed; the number of visas of working non-EEA nationals that have been awarded and declined in counties Cavan and Monaghan since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44140/23]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The processing dates for employment permits in respect of non-EEA nationals are set out below (information collated on 6 October).
New employment permit applications in respect of standard employers - 11 September 2023.
New employment permit applications in respect of trusted partner employers - 14 September2023.
Renewal applications in respect of standard employers - 12September 2023.
Renewal applications in respect of trusted partner employers – 14 September 2023
Standard critical skills applications – 11September 2023.
Trusted partner critical skills applications - 13 September 2023.
The number of Employment Permits Issued, refused and withdrawn for the counties Cavan and Monaghan from March 2020 to September 2023 is as follows:
| Year of Issue | Month of issue | Issued | Issued | Refused | Refused | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cavan | Monaghan | Cavan | Monaghan | Cavan | Monaghan | ||
| March | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| April | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| May | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| June | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| July | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| August | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| September | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| October | 17 | 15 | 32 | |||||
| November | 12 | 19 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| December | 14 | 9 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| 2021 | January | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| February | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| March | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| April | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | |||
| May | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||||
| June | 18 | 2 | 20 | |||||
| July | 25 | 10 | 35 | |||||
| August | 11 | 13 | 24 | |||||
| September | 8 | 17 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| October | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||
| November | 26 | 8 | 1 | 35 | ||||
| December | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 35 | |||
| 2022 | January | 21 | 9 | 30 | ||||
| February | 9 | 47 | 56 | |||||
| March | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | |||
| April | 20 | 6 | 26 | |||||
| May | 25 | 13 | 2 | 40 | ||||
| June | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 48 | |||
| July | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| August | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| September | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| October | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| November | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| December | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 2023 | January | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| February | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| March | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| April | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| May | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| June | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| July | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| August | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| September | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Grand Total | 469 | 260 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 773 |
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