Written answers
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
9:00 pm
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 241: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits allocated in each of the past three years; the headings under which the applications were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21242/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Employment Permits Section of my Department has set out the following figures as requested by the Deputy.
| Employment Permits Issued by Job Category 2005-2007 | ||||
| New | Renewals | Group | Issued | |
| 2007 | 10,095 | 13,415 | 13 | 23,523 |
| Associate Professional & Technical Occupations | 2,819 | 937 | 13 | 3,769 |
| Clerical and Secretarial Occupations | 97 | 175 | 0 | 272 |
| Craft and Related Occupations | 625 | 1,982 | 0 | 2607 |
| Managers & Administrators | 584 | 696 | 0 | 1,280 |
| Other Occupations | 1572 | 3,689 | 0 | 5,261 |
| Personal & Protective Service Occupations | 1,583 | 4025 | 0 | 5,608 |
| Plant and Machine Operatives | 150 | 363 | 0 | 513 |
| Professional Occupations | 2,493 | 990 | 0 | 3,483 |
| Sales Occupations | 172 | 293 | 0 | 465 |
| Not categorised | 0 | 265 | 0 | 265 |
| 2006 | 7,296 | 16,570 | 956 | 24,822 |
| Associate Professional & Technical Occupations | 1,024 | 714 | 956 | 2,694 |
| Clerical and Secretarial Occupations | 80 | 168 | 0 | 248 |
| Craft and Related Occupations | 663 | 2,509 | 0 | 3172 |
| Managers & Administrators | 377 | 867 | 0 | 1,244 |
| Other Occupations | 1,769 | 5,431 | 0 | 7,200 |
| Personal & Protective Service Occupations | 1,441 | 4,999 | 0 | 6,440 |
| Plant and Machine Operatives | 159 | 461 | 0 | 620 |
| Professional Occupations | 1,691 | 1,178 | 0 | 2,869 |
| Sales Occupations | 92 | 243 | 0 | 335 |
| Not categorised | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7,618 | 19,505 | 815 | 27,938 |
| Associate Professional & Technical Occupations | 903 | 753 | 815 | 2,471 |
| Clerical and Secretarial Occupations | 77 | 184 | 0 | 261 |
| Craft and Related Occupations | 620 | 2,480 | 0 | 3,100 |
| Managers & Administrators | 342 | 793 | 0 | 1,135 |
| Other Occupations | 1,919 | 7019 | 0 | 8,938 |
| Personal & Protective Service Occupations | 1,943 | 6,500 | 0 | 8,443 |
| Plant and Machine Operatives | 194 | 441 | 0 | 635 |
| Professional Occupations | 1,562 | 1097 | 0 | 2,659 |
| Sales Occupations | 58 | 237 | 0 | 295 |
| Not categorised | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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