Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new work permits issued in the past 12 months; the number renewed and the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38214/05]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's work permits section issued 28,083 work permits in the 12 months up to 30 November 2005. Some 8,375 of the permits were new work permits and 19,708 of them were renewals. Some 1,380 work permit applications were refused.