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Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Work Permits
Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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344. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the number of work permit applications received by country of origin over the past four years; the number of rejected applications per country; the reason for those rejections; and the number of spouses/dependents of successful applicants per country of origin also granted residence. [13293/24]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The Employment Permits Section of the Department has provided the requested information in the table below which sets out data on the number of Employment Permit applications received by country of origin over the last four years and the number of applications that were refused.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to capture the reasons why these were refused, but some of the more common reasons are; salary below the threshold, a job being on the ineligible list, failure to conduct a valid Labour Market Needs Test and requested documentation not being provided. However, each employment permit will be assessed individually against the eligibility criteria for that permit type.
Regarding the request for information on the number of spouses/dependents of successful applicants by country of origin also granted residence, as this is the policy responsibility of the Department of Justice this information request should be directed to the Department of Justice to respond to.
Applications Received
| Nationality (Employee) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total | 16,449 | 27,718 | 35,606 | 38,469 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 15 | 45 | 15 |
| Albania | 33 | 42 | 46 | 45 |
| Algeria | 14 | 25 | 30 | 22 |
| Angola | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Argentina | 58 | 93 | 131 | 116 |
| Armenia | 13 | 17 | 18 | 6 |
| Australia | 122 | 91 | 101 | 144 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bahrain | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 61 | 109 | 167 | 271 |
| Barbados | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Belarus | 19 | 53 | 70 | 47 |
| Belize | 6 | 11 | ||
| Benin | 1 | |||
| Bhutan | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bolivia | 9 | 17 | 33 | 103 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 15 | 40 | 7 |
| Botswana | 9 | 17 | 37 | 109 |
| Brazil | 1,790 | 3,602 | 2,857 | 3,855 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Burundi | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cambodia | 8 | 55 | 18 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 7 | 64 | 53 |
| Canada | 313 | 312 | 269 | 256 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | |||
| Central African Republic | 1 | |||
| Chad | 1 | |||
| Channel Islands | 2 | |||
| Chile | 18 | 50 | 82 | 173 |
| China | 672 | 1,082 | 1,292 | 1,829 |
| Colombia | 26 | 43 | 90 | 99 |
| Congo | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Costa Rica | 19 | 19 | 43 | 52 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cuba | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Djibouti | 1 | |||
| Dominica | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| Egypt | 296 | 349 | 343 | 274 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 30 | 12 | 50 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Fiji | 6 | 2 | ||
| Gabon | 2 | |||
| Gambia | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Georgia | 5 | 8 | 21 | 15 |
| Ghana | 27 | 63 | 146 | 321 |
| Greece | 1 | |||
| Grenada | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Guatemala | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Guinea | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Haiti | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Honduras | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38 |
| Hong Kong | 42 | 37 | 37 | 42 |
| India | 5,515 | 9,551 | 14,579 | 13,742 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 80 | 75 | 77 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 45 | 68 | 106 | 98 |
| Iraq | 49 | 61 | 37 | 16 |
| Israel | 80 | 140 | 327 | 300 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jamaica | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| Japan | 111 | 147 | 247 | 253 |
| Jordan | 48 | 72 | 60 | 66 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 22 | 42 | 27 |
| Kenya | 24 | 74 | 110 | 151 |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Korea, Republic of | 54 | 65 | 139 | 118 |
| Kosova | 39 | 30 | 48 | 11 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2 | 2 | ||
| Latvia | 1 | |||
| Lebanon | 55 | 97 | 108 | 69 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Libya | 38 | 28 | 16 | 15 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 1 | |||
| Macao | 1 | 1 | ||
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Madagascar | 2 | |||
| Malawi | 8 | 19 | 35 | 24 |
| Malaysia | 494 | 588 | 661 | 743 |
| Maldives | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mali | 2 | 1 | ||
| Malta | 1 | |||
| Mauritius | 37 | 54 | 51 | 72 |
| Mexico | 112 | 203 | 345 | 473 |
| Moldova, Republic of | 37 | 116 | 28 | 38 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 9 | 19 | 86 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Morocco | 26 | 72 | 81 | 104 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 3 | ||
| Myanmar | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| Namibia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Nepal | 102 | 177 | 230 | 339 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Niger | 1 | |||
| Nigeria | 347 | 597 | 1,193 | 1,292 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 6 | ||
| Oman | 9 | 23 | 18 | 20 |
| Pakistan | 1,038 | 1,409 | 1,685 | 1,851 |
| Palestine | 14 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
| Panama | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |||
| Paraguay | 3 | 12 | 16 | |
| Peru | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 |
| Philippines | 648 | 1,176 | 2,387 | 3,254 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republic of China | 1 | |||
| Republic of Serbia | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Russian Federation | 195 | 261 | 674 | 246 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 4 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | |||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | |||
| Samoa | 1 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 36 | 41 | 34 | 32 |
| Senegal | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Serbia | 27 | 27 | 39 | 19 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 32 | 49 | 50 | 87 |
| Somalia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| South Africa | 575 | 1,008 | 1,354 | 1,801 |
| Sri Lanka | 64 | 207 | 404 | 650 |
| Sudan | 701 | 799 | 524 | 388 |
| Swaziland | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 29 | 20 | 22 | 26 |
| Taiwan | 51 | 70 | 104 | 154 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Thailand | 33 | 465 | 291 | 352 |
| Tibet | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Togo | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Tonga | 1 | 2 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 40 | 25 | 19 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 61 | 81 | 62 |
| Türkiye | 250 | 399 | 570 | 550 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | |||
| Uganda | 6 | 39 | 62 | 46 |
| Ukraine | 304 | 715 | 282 | 193 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | ||
| United States of America | 875 | 1,029 | 1,043 | 1,188 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Vanuatu | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
| Venezuela | 35 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Vietnam | 218 | 752 | 213 | 167 |
| Yemen | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Zambia | 6 | 13 | 24 | 29 |
| Zimbabwe | 165 | 313 | 725 | 767 |
| Null | 1 | 2 |
Applications Refused
| Nationality (Employee) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total | 956 | 911 | 3,465 | 1,595 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | |||
| Albania | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| Algeria | 1 | 3 | ||
| Argentina | 4 | 7 | 31 | 11 |
| Australia | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |||
| Bahamas | 1 | |||
| Bangladesh | 8 | 10 | 50 | 11 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | ||
| Belarus | 9 | |||
| Belize | 4 | 3 | ||
| Bhutan | 1 | |||
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 3 | ||
| Botswana | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Brazil | 224 | 162 | 448 | 255 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||
| Cambodia | 1 | |||
| Cameroon | 15 | |||
| Canada | 15 | 9 | 19 | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 1 | |||
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 |
| China | 70 | 59 | 125 | 60 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2 |
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