Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)
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29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when persons (details supplied) wishing to work for a Cork haulage company will receive their work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21401/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Unit has informed me that the applications referenced have been assigned to processors and it is expected that they will be processed shortly.

The Department has made significant progress in recent years in improving the employment permits processing system to address increasing demand. The average current wait time in respect of a new employment permit is between 1-2 week. From time to time certain applications can require additional checks and this can lead to an unavoidable delay. The Employment Permits Unit has informed me that as the WRC inspection that was requested in respect of this company has been completed, they can now process the applications.