Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of work permits in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9113/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned (details supplied) were received on dates between 22 December 2021 and 20 January 2022.

The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing standard applications received on 27 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/

The Department is very conscious of the lengthening of timeframes for processing employment permit applications and is committed to reducing these further. A plan of action has been developed and is being implemented to reduce processing times, with both human resource interventions and systemic changes. It advises employers to take the current timelines into account as part of their recruitment plans.