Written answers
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
8:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued in each of the past five years to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11673/10]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Employment permit statistics for each of the last five years and up to end February are shown in the following table.
Employment Permits 2005 to end February 2010
New Permits | Renewals | Group | Issued | |
2005 | 7354 | 18970 | 812 | 27136 |
2006 | 7298 | 16600 | 956 | 24854 |
2007 | 10134 | 13457 | 13 | 23604 |
2008 | 8481 | 5086 | 13567 | |
2009 | 4024 | 3938 | 7962 | |
2010 end Feb | 635 | 806 | 1441 |
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