Written answers
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
10:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted by her Department in 2008; if she will tabulate the nationalities of the workers in receipt of these work permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42359/08]
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Employment Permits Section informs me that a total of 12,733 employment permits have been issued up to the 21st November 2008. 7,902 of these are new permits and 4,831 are renewals. Set out in the table are the figures broken down by Nationality, as requested by the Deputy.
| Employment Permits granted in 2008 by Nationality | |||
| Nationality | New Permits | Renewals | Issued |
| India | 2,164 | 953 | 3,117 |
| Philippines | 955 | 1,130 | 2,085 |
| United States of America | 678 | 126 | 804 |
| South Africa | 397 | 286 | 683 |
| China | 383 | 235 | 618 |
| Brazil | 357 | 226 | 583 |
| Malaysia | 350 | 153 | 503 |
| Ukraine | 203 | 241 | 444 |
| Australia | 285 | 98 | 383 |
| Pakistan | 200 | 152 | 352 |
| Bangladesh | 119 | 147 | 266 |
| Thailand | 102 | 127 | 229 |
| New Zealand | 154 | 58 | 212 |
| Canada | 159 | 43 | 202 |
| Moldova | 77 | 120 | 197 |
| Russian Federation | 84 | 75 | 159 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 56 | 146 |
| Belarus | 38 | 92 | 130 |
| Romania | 116 | 6 | 122 |
| Turkey | 70 | 33 | 103 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 37 | 102 |
| Israel | 90 | 8 | 98 |
| Sri Lanka | 51 | 29 | 80 |
| Egypt | 35 | 40 | 75 |
| Japan | 42 | 19 | 61 |
| Mauritius | 42 | 10 | 52 |
| Morocco | 34 | 17 | 51 |
| Croatia | 28 | 22 | 50 |
| Korea (Republic of (South)) | 32 | 9 | 41 |
| Nepal | 29 | 9 | 38 |
| Vietnam | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| Argentina | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Algeria | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| Mexico | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of) | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Singapore | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Botswana | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Iran | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Jordan | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| Albania | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Myanmar (Formerly Burma) | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Kenya | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Serbia | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Latvia (Alien) | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Bahrain | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Syria | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Chile | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Colombia | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Latvia | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Iraq | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Malawi | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Samoa (USA) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Cuba | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Georgia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tonga | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Oman | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Macedonia (FYR) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Palestine | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Peru | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bhutan (Kingdom of) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grenada | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Honduras | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (South)) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Libya | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tibet | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Western Samoa | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yemen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brunei | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cape Verde | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Congo Republic of | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guyana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Haiti | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (North)) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maldives | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Niger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paraquay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| San Marino | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taiwan (Republic of China) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Timor East | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambodia (Kampuchea) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macau | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swaziland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Republic of Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals 2008 | 7,902 | 4,831 | 12,733 |
| Note: Figures up to the 21st November 2008. |
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