Ireland’s furniture-maker and craft-woodworker permit quota is filled
A 4 November notice says pending applications will be rejected and no new applications should be submitted.
Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment announced on 4 November that the General Employment Permit quota for furniture makers and other craft woodworkers has been filled. Applications already submitted and awaiting processing will be rejected, and no new applications for these roles should be submitted.[1]
The quota was established under Statutory Instrument 444 of 2024. The notice concerns the application quota for these occupations. It does not announce cancellation of permits already issued or a shutdown of all employment-permit applications.[1]
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This article provides general information. Individual applications are subject to the applicable rules and the competent authority’s assessment.