Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in respect of three applications lodged under the atypical working scheme by a nursing home (details supplied); the reason for the delay in considering said applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10997/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) applications for two of the persons referred to by the Deputy continue to be processed, whilst one of the applications referred to has been decided.

It should be noted that the stated minimum processing time required under the terms of the Atypical Working Scheme is 20 working days and the processing time for the applications referred to are within that timeframe.

Further information for Nurses applying through the AWS scheme is available on my Department’s website here: www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-my-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employment-visa/atypical-working-scheme/atypical-working-scheme-for-nurses/

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.