Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied at the length of time it is taking for work permit applications to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25348/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department has a customer service target of processing all valid employment permit applications within 15 working days. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this target is currently been met in the categories of Green Cards, Medical Permits and Intra-Company Transfers. The current processing time for Work Permits is 16 working days and for Spousal Permits is 17 working days.

I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to my Department's website where the processing times for valid employment permit applications are displayed. This information is updated on a daily basis.