Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a sport and cultural employment work permit will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56693/21]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard application for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on the 2 November 2021.

Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard applications received on 22 July 2021.

Applicants can keep track of Employment Permit applications current processing dates at enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/Current-Processing-Dates-for-Employment-Permits.html.

If a permit is urgently required, an applicant may request to have an individual application expedited. A request to have an application expedited will only be considered in exceptional cases. Such a request, which must be accompanied by a compelling business case, should be sent to dermot.kavanagh@enterprise.gov.ie.