Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/24]

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on the 28^th of August 2024 and the application was placed in the processing queue on the 29^th of August 2024.

On the 2nd September, the Critical Skills Employment Permit application was refused, as the minimum annual remuneration on offer was under €64,000 which is a requirement for this permit type if the role on offer is not listed on the Critical Skills Occupations List. The remuneration being offered in this case was €48,000.

A request for a refund of 90% of the fee paid in respect of the application was received on the 16^th of September 2024 and has been processed.