Written answers

Wednesday, 15 November 2006

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Work Permits

9:00 pm

Joe Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to non-EU nationals to date in 2006; the number issued in each year from 2002 to 2005; the breakdown of permits issued per country of origin overall from 2002 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37739/06]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The data supplied by the Work Permits Section of my Department shows that the number of permits being issued has reduced, in particular due to EU Enlargement in May 2004. This is in line with the obligation contained in the Accession Treaty to give preference to nationals from the EEA when filling job vacancies, including both new and renewal permits. The total number of work permits issued to non-EU Nationals to date, including both new and renewal permits, in 2006 is 22,280.

The following are the numbers issued from 2002 to 2005:

YearNewRenewalsTotal
20057,34418,94526,289
200410,00323,20333,206
200321,93025,01346,943
200223,30616,54739,853

The chart shows permits issued per country of origin from 2002 to date in 2006:

NationalityIssued
Afghanistan2
Albania272
Albanian5
Algeria442
Anguilla1
Antigua & Barbuda6
Argentina379
Armenia17
Australia3,913
Austria
Azerbaijan9
Bahamas9
Bahrain42
Bangladesh4,364
Barbados16
Belarus3,704
Belize1
Benin1
Bhutan (Kingdom of)4
Bolivia16
Bosnia Herzegovina309
Bosnian5
Botswana173
Brazil6,752
Brunei15
Bulgaria3,297
Burma5
Burkina Faso3
Burundi5
Cameroon57
Canada1,488
Chad1
Chile93
China6,440
Chinese8
Colombia99
Congo Republic of7
Congo (Democratic Republic of)8
Costa Rica16
Croatia670
Cuba36
Czech Republic2,514
Cyprus5
Dominica1
Dominican Republic2
Ecuador53
Egypt1,156
El Salvador21
Equatorial Guinea1
Eritrea9
Estonia2,136
Estonia Alien6
Estonia (alien)29
Ethiopia69
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1
Fiji6
Gabonese (Republic of)1
Gambia15
Georgia46
Ghana87
Grenada3
Guadeloupe2
Guatemala13
Guyana5
Haiti4
Honduras10
Hong Kong804
Hong Kong S.A.R.5
Hungary848
India6,741
Indonesia269
Iran168
Iraq99
Israel195
Ivory Coast16
Jamaica74
Japan1,063
Jordan123
Kazakhstan161
Kenya67
Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (North))11
Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (South)5
Korea (Republic of South)76
Korea (Republic of (South))104
Kosovo115
Kuwait41
Kyrgyz Republic21
Latvia (Alien)15
Latvia5301
Latvia (Alien)105
Latvia (Alien)132
Latvia (Alien)150
Latvia/Alien46
Lebanon105
Libya53
Macedonia (FYR)52
Malawi36
Malaysia4,610
Malaysian1
Maldives3
Mali2
Mauritania33
Mauritius109
Mexico208
Moldova3,938
Mongolia50
Morocco612
Myanmar5
Myanmar (Formerly Burma)183
Namibia17
Nepal352
New Zealand2,789
Niger25
Nigeria384
Oman13
Pakistan4,039
Paraguay31
Peru98
Philippines19,160
Romania10,225
Romanian8
Russian4
Russian Federation4184
Samoa (USA)3
Santa Lucia1
Saudi Arabia5
Senegal18
Serbia17
Sierra Leone16
Singapore118
South Africa10,139
South Korea4
Sri Lanka618
Sudan73
Swaziland10
Syria166
Tanzania71
Thailand2,562
Tonga3
Trinidad & Tobago70
Tunisia376
Turkey2,293
Uganda19
Ukraine10,507
United Arab Emirates58
United States of America3,722
Uruguay14
Uzbekistan58
Venezuela94
Vietnam388
West Indies9
Western Samoa6
Yemen3
Yugoslavia10
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)526
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic)5
Zambia47
Zimbabwe1,157

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