Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 419: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assist in obtaining a favourable outcome to an application for a work permit, submitted by a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [6034/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that this application was received in the Section in January 2007 and it is currently being processed.

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 420: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to date in 2007; the number of the same that were renewals of previous permits; the number that were new permits; the number of permits granted to self-employed workers; and the breakdown by nationality of the permits granted. [6044/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of work permits issued to date in 2007 is 2335, the number of renewal applications is 1268 and the number of new work permits issued is 1067. The following chart indicates the breakdown by nationality of the permits granted.

Work permits are only considered when there is an employer/employee relationship and are not granted for self-employment.

There is a scheme for business provision operated by my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for non-EEA Nationals proposing to operate a business in the state. Details of the scheme can be obtained in that Department's website www.justice.ie.