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For Written Answer on : 16/06/2022
Question Number(s): 150 Question Reference(s): 31459/22
Department: Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Asked by: David Stanton T.D.
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QUESTION


To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Employment the current processing times for appeals of general employment permit and critical skills employment permit applications; the number of appeals received by his Department per month from May 2021 to May 2022, inclusive; the number of successful appeals per month during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY


The number of employment permit appeals received and the number of employment permit appeals accepted by my Department per month from May 2021 to May 2022 are set out in the tables below.

The processing dates for appeals are not separated by permit type. Appeals for all permit types are processed in date order. The Employment Permits Section inform me that they are currently processing appeals which were received on the 4th of March 2022.

Appeals Received 2021                                          Total
May30
June17
July21
August22
September61
October62
November62
December97
Appeals Received 2022 
January82
February165
March163
April174
May214
Grand Total1,170
Appeals Accepted (successful) 2021Total
May22
June9
July13
August7
September21
October26
November20
December25
Appeals Accepted (successful) 2022 
January55
February60
March49
April39
May74
Grand Total420