David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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131. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of intra-company transfer employment permits issued in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit facilitates the temporary transfer of key personnel or trainees who are non-EEA nationals from an overseas branch of a foreign employer to its Irish branch.

Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits are strictly limited to; Senior management earning a minimum annual remuneration of €40,000; Key personnel earning a minimum annual remuneration of €40,000; or Personnel undergoing a training programme earning a minimum annual remuneration of €30,000.

The Irish branch of the organisation must be registered with the Company Registration Office and with the Revenue Commissioners. It must be trading and engaged in substantive business operations in Ireland. The foreign branch of the organisation must also be engaged in substantive business operations in the foreign country in question. The Irish branch must be linked with the foreign employer and documentary evidence of this link will be required.

The Intra-Company Transfer Permit is time bound. Permits may be granted for a maximum period of up to 24 months in the first instance and may be extended upon application to a maximum stay of five years. The employees remain on the foreign payroll and on an employment contract outside the State.

The statistics requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits issued in the past three years up to and including 8th December 2020 are set out in the following table: