Work Permits
Dail Éireann — 2025-06-19
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Albert Dolan (FF), Galway East

It is welcome to hear that a review will take place and that such reviews happen periodically. Is there a date for when submissions will open? Are they made on a rolling basis? If I go back to my constituents in Galway East and across the network, it would be great to be able to give people an update. I would appreciate an update on the permit system. As with any new system, there have been teething issues but nothing that cannot be worked through. The system will serve the better purpose of shortening waiting times for work permits.
In sectors of high demand, is there any limit to the number of work permits that can be issued for areas where we have significant skills shortages?

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Sitting date: 2025-06-19