Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on a work permit application (details supplied). [6634/22]

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 application concerned (details supplied) on 22 December 2021.

Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing Trusted Partner applications received on 15 October 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 .

The Employment Permits processing times are updated on a weekly basis at the following link:

enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/

There is also an Online Status Update Enquiry - where details on a particular application can be found:

enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Status-Form/

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on a work permit application for a person (details supplied) which was submitted on 29 September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6730/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. All applications for employment permits are processed in line with the Employment Permits Acts and associated Regulations which lay down in legislation the criteria in relation to the application, grant and refusal of an employment permit.

The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that, on 30th September 2021, a Critical Skills Employment Permit application was received in respect of the named individual. On 2nd February 2022 the application was refused. The reason for the refusal was that the named individual does not possess a third level degree relevant to the employment concerned which is a requirement for the Critical Skills Employment Permit.

The applicant was informed of this decision on 2nd February 2022 and of their right to request a review of the decision within 28 days from the date of the refusal letter that issued. To date no request for a review has been received.

However, this does not preclude the applicant from submitting another application for a new employment permit. Such an application should comply with all of the legislative requirements for the particular employment permit type.