Vol. 503 No. 4
88 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications, approvals and refusals, by country, for each month for the past 12 months from foreign nationals. [10436/99]
Statistics regarding nationality are maintained only in respect of work permits actually granted and refused. The nationality of people in respect of whom work permits are issued and refused are compiled on an annual basis. The full listings for the year 1998 is set out in the following table.
Table
Year 1998
|
Nationality |
New Permit |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
Algeria |
37 |
12 |
0 |
49 |
5 |
|
Angola |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Argentina |
11 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
|
Armenia |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Australia |
230 |
88 |
0 |
318 |
15 |
|
Bahamas |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bahrain |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Bangladesh |
14 |
37 |
0 |
51 |
1 |
|
Barbados |
9 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
|
Belarus |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Bolivia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bosnia |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
|
Botswana |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Brazil |
16 |
18 |
0 |
34 |
2 |
|
Brunei |
18 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
Bulgaria |
12 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
Burma |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Cameroon |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Canada |
156 |
72 |
0 |
228 |
2 |
|
Nationality |
New Permit |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
Chile |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
China |
49 |
67 |
0 |
116 |
7 |
|
Colombia |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Croatia |
13 |
9 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
|
Cuba |
14 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Cyprus |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Czech Republican |
27 |
14 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
|
Ecuador |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Egypt |
28 |
21 |
0 |
49 |
1 |
|
Eritrea |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Estonia |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Ethiopia |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Ghana |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Guatemala |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Guernsey, UK |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Guinea Republic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Guyana |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Hong Kong |
62 |
87 |
0 |
149 |
8 |
|
Hungary |
43 |
17 |
0 |
60 |
2 |
|
India |
327 |
122 |
0 |
449 |
5 |
|
Indonesia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Iran |
24 |
12 |
0 |
36 |
1 |
|
Iraq |
19 |
12 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
|
Israel |
68 |
7 |
0 |
75 |
0 |
|
Ivory Coast |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Jamaica |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Japan |
112 |
139 |
0 |
251 |
10 |
|
Jordan |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Kenya |
10 |
8 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
Korea (Republic of) |
11 |
32 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
|
Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Kuwait |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Latvia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Lebanon |
12 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
Liberia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Libya |
15 |
10 |
0 |
25 |
2 |
|
Lithuania |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
|
Macedonia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Malaysia |
134 |
69 |
0 |
203 |
7 |
|
Malta |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
Mauritius |
11 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
Mexico |
20 |
13 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
|
Moldova |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
Morocco |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
5 |
|
Mozambique |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Nepal |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
|
New Zealand |
126 |
38 |
0 |
164 |
14 |
|
Nicaragua |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Nigeria |
37 |
14 |
0 |
51 |
3 |
|
Oman |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Pakistan |
119 |
104 |
0 |
223 |
13 |
|
Palestine |
7 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
|
Panama |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Peru |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Philippines |
38 |
25 |
0 |
63 |
6 |
|
Poland |
62 |
22 |
0 |
84 |
4 |
|
Qatar |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Romania |
46 |
13 |
0 |
59 |
3 |
|
Russia |
70 |
34 |
0 |
104 |
5 |
|
Rwanda |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sierra Leone |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Singapore |
24 |
11 |
0 |
35 |
1 |
|
Slovak Republic |
10 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
|
Slovenia |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
|
Somali |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
South Africa |
128 |
55 |
0 |
183 |
9 |
|
Sri Lanka |
15 |
8 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
|
Sudan |
23 |
11 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
|
Swaziland |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Switzerland |
128 |
49 |
0 |
177 |
2 |
|
Syria |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Taiwan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Tanzania |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Nationality |
New Permit |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
Thailand |
13 |
8 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
|
Trinidad |
14 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
Tunisia |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
|
Turkey |
39 |
23 |
0 |
62 |
2 |
|
Uganda |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ukraine |
6 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
Uruguay |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
U.A.E. |
10 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
U.S.A. |
1,011 |
445 |
0 |
1,456 |
27 |
|
U.S.S.R. |
3 |
11 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
Venezuela |
12 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
|
Vietnam |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Yugoslavia |
34 |
19 |
0 |
53 |
0 |
|
Zaire |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Zambia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Zimbabwe |
18 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
(Group Permits) |
0 |
0 |
237 |
237 |
0 |
|
Total for 1998 |
3,656 |
1,874 |
237 |
5,776 |
187 |
