Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1840/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit application was received for the person concerned (details supplied) on 13th December 2021.

Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order.  The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing standard applications received on 3rd September 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 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 .