Written answers
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
9:00 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 25 November 2008, the industries to which work permits were granted; the nationalities of those granted permits who entered each respective industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43925/08]
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Information in relation to the industries and nationalities to which permits were granted in 2008 is set out in the following table.
| Nationality | Sector | New Permits | Renewals | Issued | Refused |
| 8,057 | 4,880 | 12,937 | 2,181 | ||
| Albania | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Catering | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
| Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| Albanian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Algeria | 13 | 21 | 34 | 4 | |
| Catering | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Argentina | 27 | 7 | 34 | 7 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
| Sport | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Armenia | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Australia | 287 | 101 | 388 | 82 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Catering | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Education | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | |
| Entertainment | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Industry | 27 | 5 | 32 | 8 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 102 | 31 | 133 | 19 | |
| Service Industry | 115 | 45 | 160 | 39 | |
| Sport | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bahrain | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Bangladesh | 122 | 148 | 270 | 75 | |
| Catering | 93 | 116 | 209 | 69 | |
| Education | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 21 | 21 | 42 | 5 | |
| Barbados | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Belarus | 39 | 92 | 131 | 9 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Catering | 6 | 29 | 35 | 2 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 28 | 45 | 73 | 5 | |
| Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bhutan (Kingdom of) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0 | |
| Botswana | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 358 | 226 | 584 | 136 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 106 | 57 | 163 | 28 | |
| Catering | 31 | 25 | 56 | 10 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 39 | 17 | 56 | 29 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
| Service Industry | 172 | 119 | 291 | 56 | |
| Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brunei | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 0 | 21 | 23 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Catering | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Industry | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 | |
| Burma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cambodia (Kampuchea) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Canada | 162 | 44 | 206 | 31 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Catering | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| Education | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 40 | 5 | 45 | 10 | |
| Service Industry | 94 | 20 | 114 | 13 | |
| Sport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cape Verde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chile | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |
| Catering | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| China | 389 | 236 | 625 | 227 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 8 | 13 | 21 | 0 | |
| Catering | 95 | 129 | 224 | 107 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Education | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 77 | 19 | 96 | 28 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 24 | 8 | 32 | 15 | |
| Service Industry | 174 | 52 | 226 | 73 | |
| Sport | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Colombia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Congo Republic of | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Croatia | 30 | 22 | 52 | 7 | |
| Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 22 | 18 | 40 | 4 | |
| Cuba | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Egypt | 36 | 40 | 76 | 30 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | |
| Catering | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10 | |
| Education | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 16 | 8 | 24 | 16 | |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Service Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Catering | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Sport | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Georgia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Catering | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ghana | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Grenada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Guatemala | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Education | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Guyana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Haiti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Honduras | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Catering | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 11 | 26 | 16 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Catering | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| India | 2,205 | 964 | 3,169 | 272 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 22 | 11 | 33 | 2 | |
| Catering | 203 | 150 | 353 | 58 | |
| Domestic | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | |
| Education | 18 | 14 | 32 | 5 | |
| Industry | 221 | 79 | 300 | 10 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 869 | 314 | 1183 | 98 | |
| Service Industry | 858 | 389 | 1247 | 97 | |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indonesia | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | |
| Catering | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Industry | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| Iran | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | |
| Catering | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | |
| Iraq | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Israel | 91 | 8 | 99 | 4 | |
| Catering | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Industry | 72 | 1 | 73 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Catering | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Japan | 42 | 19 | 61 | 11 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Catering | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Entertainment | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Industry | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 18 | 13 | 31 | 1 | |
| Jordan | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | |
| Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Kenya | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| Service Industry | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (North)) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (South)) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Korea (Republic of (South)) | 35 | 9 | 44 | 10 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 26 | 6 | 32 | 9 | |
| Kosovo | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | |
| Catering | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Latvia | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Latvia (Alien) | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Lebanon | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| Catering | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Libya | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Macau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Macedonia (FYR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Malawi | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Malaysia | 359 | 155 | 514 | 91 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Catering | 75 | 84 | 159 | 58 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Industry | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 202 | 21 | 223 | 10 | |
| Service Industry | 77 | 37 | 114 | 22 | |
| Maldives | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Catering | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mauritius | 45 | 10 | 55 | 64 | |
| Catering | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Industry | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 20 | 2 | 22 | 12 | |
| Service Industry | 11 | 2 | 13 | 26 | |
| Mexico | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7 | |
| Catering | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Education | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Service Industry | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | |
| Moldova | 79 | 122 | 201 | 19 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 12 | 16 | 28 | 1 | |
| Catering | 16 | 26 | 42 | 5 | |
| Domestic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 39 | 55 | 94 | 7 | |
| Sport | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mongolia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| Catering | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 34 | 17 | 51 | 21 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Catering | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | |
| Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Myanmar (Formerly Burma) | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Catering | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nepal | 29 | 9 | 38 | 12 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Catering | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 155 | 59 | 214 | 49 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| Catering | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| Education | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Industry | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 32 | 8 | 40 | 4 | |
| Service Industry | 83 | 32 | 115 | 30 | |
| Sport | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Niger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nigeria | 90 | 56 | 146 | 43 | |
| Catering | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Education | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Industry | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 57 | 25 | 82 | 21 | |
| Service Industry | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14 | |
| Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pakistan | 203 | 152 | 355 | 152 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 19 | 29 | 48 | 11 | |
| Catering | 53 | 54 | 107 | 77 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Education | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 21 | 5 | 26 | 12 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | |
| Service Industry | 92 | 53 | 145 | 40 | |
| Sport | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Palestine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paraquay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peru | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Catering | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Philippines | 962 | 1,147 | 2,109 | 209 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 12 | 15 | 27 | 1 | |
| Catering | 119 | 140 | 259 | 28 | |
| Domestic | 82 | 106 | 188 | 30 | |
| Education | 16 | 11 | 27 | 3 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Industry | 55 | 63 | 118 | 9 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 321 | 419 | 740 | 65 | |
| Service Industry | 354 | 390 | 744 | 71 | |
| Sport | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Romania | 119 | 6 | 125 | 65 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| Catering | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Industry | 35 | 0 | 35 | 16 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 19 | 2 | 21 | 6 | |
| Service Industry | 45 | 1 | 46 | 28 | |
| Russian Federation | 89 | 75 | 164 | 27 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| Catering | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Industry | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 58 | 38 | 96 | 15 | |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Samoa (USA) | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| San Marino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Service Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Serbia | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Singapore | 22 | 2 | 24 | 3 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Africa | 405 | 289 | 694 | 110 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |
| Catering | 26 | 30 | 56 | 19 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Education | 18 | 12 | 30 | 5 | |
| Entertainment | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Industry | 39 | 21 | 60 | 15 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 119 | 65 | 184 | 19 | |
| Service Industry | 179 | 147 | 326 | 46 | |
| Sport | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4 | |
| Sri Lanka | 51 | 30 | 81 | 10 | |
| Catering | 37 | 25 | 62 | 5 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sudan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Service Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Swaziland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Syria | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
| Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Taiwan (Republic of China) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thailand | 104 | 128 | 232 | 57 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | |
| Catering | 89 | 97 | 186 | 43 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 8 | 12 | 20 | 11 | |
| The Republic of Togo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tibet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Timor East | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tonga | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Sport | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | |
| Catering | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Turkey | 72 | 34 | 106 | 17 | |
| Catering | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | |
| Education | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 21 | 3 | 24 | 3 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 39 | 16 | 55 | 10 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 222 | 242 | 464 | 50 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 64 | 100 | 164 | 22 | |
| Catering | 12 | 23 | 35 | 3 | |
| Domestic | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Education | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 23 | 18 | 41 | 1 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Service Industry | 111 | 91 | 202 | 22 | |
| Sport | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
| United States of America | 697 | 126 | 823 | 88 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Catering | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 48 | 12 | 60 | 7 | |
| Entertainment | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Exchange Agreements | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Industry | 142 | 12 | 154 | 10 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 42 | 15 | 57 | 8 | |
| Service Industry | 414 | 80 | 494 | 44 | |
| Sport | 29 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Industry | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Industry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| Catering | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 24 | 11 | 35 | 7 | |
| Catering | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Domestic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Industry | 17 | 4 | 21 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Industry | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Western Samoa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sport | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Yemen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of) | 13 | 16 | 29 | 7 | |
| Catering | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Industry | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Service Industry | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |
| Sport | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Zambia | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Catering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Service Industry | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 38 | 104 | 12 | |
| Agriculture & Fisheries | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Catering | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Education | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Industry | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Medical & Nursing | 32 | 18 | 50 | 7 |
| Employment Permits issued to the Meat Industry to 28 November 2008 | |
| Number | |
| New Permits | 324 |
| Renewal Permits | 213 |
| Applications Refused | 55 |
| Total | 592 |
| Nationality | Number of Permits Issued |
| Algeria | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 2 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Brazil | 382 |
| China | 2 |
| Egypt | 33 |
| India | 2 |
| Latvia (Alien) | 4 |
| Lybian | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Maurititius | 2 |
| Moldova | 19 |
| Pakistan | 18 |
| Philippines | 11 |
| Romania | 15 |
| Russian Federation | 3 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Ukraine | 84 |
| Total | 592 |
| Employment Permits Section Nov 2008. |
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to the meat industry in 2008; the nationalities in receipt of these permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43926/08]
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 592 Employment Permits which includes 213 renewed permits has been issued to the meat industry to 28 November 2008. A breakdown of this number and nationalities can be found in the following table.
| Employment Permits issued to the Meat Industry to 28 November 2008 | |
| Number | |
| New Permits | 324 |
| Renewal Permits | 213 |
| Applications Refused | 55 |
| Total | 592 |
| Nationality | Number of Permits Issued |
| Algeria | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 2 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Brazil | 382 |
| China | 2 |
| Egypt | 33 |
| India | 2 |
| Latvia (Alien) | 4 |
| Libya | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Mauritius | 2 |
| Moldova | 19 |
| Pakistan | 18 |
| Philippines | 11 |
| Romania | 15 |
| Russian Federation | 3 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Ukraine | 84 |
| Total | 592 |
| Employment Permits Section Nov 2008. |
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