Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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898. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits given out by country of origin and by sector every year since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41648/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising disruption to Ireland’s labour market.

The State's employment permit system is designed to supplement Ireland's skills and labour supply over the short to medium term by allowing enterprises to recruit nationals from outside the EEA, where such skills or expertise cannot be sourced from within the EEA at that time.

The Employment Permits Section of the Department have provided the information requested in the table below.