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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: ...Departments will bring forward some suggestions about how we can align our systems. We will set out a plan for establishing a single application procedure to cover employment permits and entry visas. It is about how we can align our systems. We managed to fast track and fix the delays in our Department by increasing the number of staff available, changing some of the IT systems and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: ...has a clear division between economic migration and general immigration policies. A recipient of an employment permit undergoes a separate application process with the Department of Justice for a visa to enter the State if they are a citizen of a visa-required country. Over 60 non-European Economic Area countries, such as the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, are not in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: ...percentage of annual business turnover will be lost if this application were to be processed in its scheduled date order? A 7. Q 8. Is the proposed employee in question a visa required national - Immigration-Service-Delivery-Visa-and-Non-Visa-Required-Coun tries.pdf (irishimmigration.ie)? A 8. Q 9. Is the proposed employee...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...policies and thus an applicant for an employment permit undergoes a separate application process with Immigration Service Delivery of the Department of Justice for immigration permission and visas to work in the State. Much has already been done to improve the employment permit system administratively and my department is always focused on improving the service, with initiatives such...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...reasons entirely separate from the employment permit process, an immigration permission is refused by the Department of Justice and Equality. Immigration permissions, including the refusal of visas, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, and any such queries should be directed to that Department.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (15 Sep 2022)

Damien English: ...of employment in place, prohibiting deductions from the remuneration of the permit holder for fees incurred in the application process and setting minimum remuneration levels. Immigration and visa permission policy falls under the remit of the Department of Justice and non-EEA nationals seeking permission to enter the State must interact with the Department of Justice for entry and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: ...of the security features within the passport book and the robust processes involved in its issuance. The Irish passport was recently ranked fifth in the Henley Passport Index as it provides our citizens with visa-free access to 187 countries. Accordingly, a rigorous analysis process is in place to verify the identity and citizenship status of first-time applicants. As a result,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: ...22 weeks to 17 weeks. These should continue to fall, with processing times considerably reduced by the end of Quarter 2. The administration and processing of immigration permissions, including visas, is a separate system with a different legislative framework encompassing rules and requirements to the employment permits regime and is the policy responsibility of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (19 May 2022)

Damien English: ...without the requirement for an employment permit. While research as outlined has not been carried out, my Department has been in contact with the Department of Justice in relation to student visas and work rights. As the Deputy is aware, immigration policy and permission fall under the remit of the Department of Justice and are beyond the scope of this Department. Therefore, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (26 Apr 2022)

Damien English: ...with an employer in the State. An employment permit is employer and employee specific and cannot be transferred from one employer or occupation to another. Where the foreign national is visa required, they must apply for a visa from the Department of Justice before travelling to the State.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Damien English: ...are entitled to seek employment or self-employment and vocational training education activities in Ireland. In general, anyone can set up a business in Ireland (sole trader etc) subject to their visa status. Therefore, I would encourage anyone wishing to start a business to make contact with their Local Enterprise Office. Local Enterprise Offices can offer direct grant aid...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (10 Feb 2022)

Damien English: ...Processing-Dates The Management Board of my Department is overseeing the implementation of the plan of action and its impact on the backlog and waiting times. The administration and processing of Visas is a matter for the Department of Justice.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Dec 2021)

Damien English: ...system fully operational throughout the crisis. In the period of February 2021, in response to COVID 19 concerns, my colleague the Minister for Justice temporarily suspended the processing of visa applications. My officials made arrangements with the Department of Justice whereby they continued to process visa applications in respect of employment permits for critical/essential...

Employment Permits (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Nov 2021)

Damien English: ...enforcement powers work to discourage abuses of the employment permits system by unscrupulous employers. I must emphasise that non-EEA nationals are required by law to hold a valid work permit or a visa allowing them to work in the State. I think that point is accepted by most people as well. People who do not hold one of these permissions are not entitled to enter into contracts of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (5 Oct 2021)

Damien English: ...We have increased staff resources and made changes in our Department to try to cater for the demand for permits and make decisions on applications a lot more speedily. We are not in charge of the visas; we just have responsibility for the work permits. The Department understands how important these work permits are for many sectors and we will try to engage with them on that. A review is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (28 Sep 2021)

Damien English: ...agriculture. We met the IFA last week, and this is a big issue for it too. It is something we are trying to find ways to address across a number of Departments. The Senator raised the issue of visas and permits so I will focus on that but we are trying to look at this issue through Pathways to Work with the Minister for Social Protection and through my own Department, where the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: ...12,276). Some 9,526 employment permits were issued over this period. At present there are c. 5,400 applications across the full range of all available employment permits awaiting processing from visa and non-visa required countries. Processing times have been impacted by this increase in demand but also because of the HSE cyber-attack. As a result, employment permit applications...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Jul 2021)

Damien English: ...fully operational throughout the crisis. In the period February to May 2021, in response to COVID 19 concerns, my colleague the Minister for Justice temporarily suspended the processing of visa applications. My Officials made arrangements with the Department of Justice whereby they continued to process visa applications in respect of employment permits for critical/ essential workers...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Jun 2021)

Damien English: ...from the Minister for Justice which allows them to reside and take up employment in the State without the requirement for an employment permit. A person who does not hold a valid work permit or a visa which grants them permission to work in the State is not entitled to enter into a contract of employment in the State. My Department administers the employment permits legislation and...