Written answers
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
9:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted to US citizens for each year since 1998 to date in 2009. [5122/09]
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The figures requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table.
| Employment Permits Issued to US citizens from 1998 to 2009 (up to 9/2/2009) | |||
| New | Renewals | Issued | |
| 2009 | 47 | 7 | 54 |
| 2008 | 736 | 131 | 867 |
| 2007 | 815 | 391 | 1,206 |
| 2006 | 606 | 438 | 1,044 |
| 2005 | 577 | 479 | 1,056 |
| 2004 | 535 | 410 | 945 |
| 2003 | 600 | 371 | 971 |
| 2002 | 474 | 319 | 793 |
| 2001 | 719 | 255 | 974 |
| 2000 | 817 | 243 | 1,060 |
| 1999 | 598 | 299 | 897 |
| 1998 | 998 | 443 | 1,441 |
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