Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of work permits issued each year for the past four years; the breakdown of the countries where these applicants were from and their age, sex and their professional background. [20507/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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It is current Government policy to issue new employment permits only in respect of:

· highly skilled, highly paid positions or;

· non-EEA nationals who are already legally resident in the State on valid employment permits or;

· positions requiring specialist or scarce skills, expertise or qualifications which cannot be filled elsewise.

Furthermore, employment permits are only considered where it is established that the prospective employee has the relevant skills, qualifications or experience for the position on offer.

I set out below the figures as requested by the Deputy.

Permits issued 2007 to to-date in 2012 by Nationality

Permits issued 2007 to to-date in 2012 by Job Classification

Permits issued 2007 to to-date in 2012 by Age Profile and Gender