Vol. 529 No. 4
102 Mr. Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who were granted work permits in 2000; the countries from which such persons came; the number who were refused; and the countries from which they had applied for such visas. [3031/01]
Statistics regarding the nationality of people in respect of whom work permits were issued for 2000, as well as the number refused, are set out as follows in tabular format. The total number of work permits issued in 2000 was 18,006.
The issue of visas is a matter for the Minister for Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
Work permits issued in year 2000
|
Nationality |
NewPermits |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
Afghanistan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Albania |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Algeria |
12 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
|
America |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Argentina |
22 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
4 |
|
Armenia |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Australia |
653 |
115 |
0 |
768 |
15 |
|
Austria |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bahrain |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Bangladesh |
242 |
37 |
0 |
279 |
2 |
|
Barbados |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Belarus |
164 |
10 |
0 |
174 |
1 |
|
Benin |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bolivia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Bosnia Herzegovina |
15 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Botswana |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Brazil |
545 |
93 |
0 |
638 |
0 |
|
Brunei |
7 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Bulgaria |
151 |
10 |
0 |
161 |
1 |
|
Burma |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cameroon |
9 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
Canada |
726 |
59 |
0 |
785 |
11 |
|
Chile |
8 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
|
China |
307 |
87 |
0 |
394 |
60 |
|
Colombia |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Congo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Congo Republic of |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Congo (Democratic Republic of) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Costa Rica |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Croatia |
82 |
10 |
0 |
92 |
3 |
|
Cuba |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Cyprus |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Czech Republic |
902 |
51 |
0 |
953 |
7 |
|
Ecuador |
8 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Egypt |
79 |
21 |
0 |
100 |
14 |
|
El Salvador |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Eritrea |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Estonia |
333 |
3 |
0 |
336 |
0 |
|
Ethiopia |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Gambia |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
Georgia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ghana |
7 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Nationality |
NewPermits |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
Guatemala |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Guinea Republic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Hong Kong |
114 |
50 |
0 |
164 |
7 |
|
Hungary |
205 |
55 |
0 |
260 |
7 |
|
India |
491 |
153 |
0 |
644 |
9 |
|
Indonesia |
23 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
Iran |
17 |
8 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
Iraq |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Israel |
26 |
13 |
0 |
39 |
1 |
|
Ivory Coast |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Jamaica |
16 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
Japan |
104 |
72 |
0 |
176 |
2 |
|
Jordan |
14 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
|
Kazakhstan |
24 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
Kenya |
11 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (North)) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
Korea (Republic of (South)) |
22 |
19 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
|
Kosovo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Kuwait |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Kyrghyz Republic |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Latvia |
2086 |
80 |
0 |
2166 |
31 |
|
Lebanon |
5 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
|
Libya |
8 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
Lithuania |
835 |
14 |
0 |
849 |
8 |
|
Macedonia (FYR) |
6 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Madagascar |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Malawi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Malaysia |
684 |
93 |
0 |
777 |
9 |
|
Malta |
17 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
Mauritania |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mauritius |
7 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
Mexico |
34 |
13 |
0 |
47 |
2 |
|
Moldova |
108 |
10 |
0 |
118 |
1 |
|
Mongolia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Morocco |
45 |
16 |
0 |
61 |
2 |
|
Myanmar (Formerly Burma) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Namibia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Nepal |
14 |
13 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
New Caledonia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
New Zealand |
353 |
67 |
0 |
420 |
18 |
|
Nicaragua |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Nigeria |
49 |
11 |
0 |
60 |
3 |
|
Oman |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Pakistan |
367 |
101 |
0 |
468 |
11 |
|
Palestine |
13 |
4 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
|
Panama |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Paraquay |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Peru |
10 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Philippines |
908 |
83 |
0 |
991 |
22 |
|
Poland |
810 |
95 |
0 |
905 |
5 |
|
Romania |
362 |
36 |
0 |
398 |
8 |
|
Russian Federation |
695 |
126 |
0 |
821 |
9 |
|
Rwanda |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Senegal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sierra Leone |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Singapore |
36 |
7 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
|
Slovakia |
172 |
19 |
0 |
191 |
2 |
|
Slovenia |
10 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
South Africa |
562 |
75 |
0 |
637 |
24 |
|
Sri Lanka |
6 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
|
Sudan |
13 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
|
Swaziland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Switzerland |
161 |
61 |
0 |
222 |
2 |
|
Syria |
11 |
9 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
Taiwan |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
|
Tanzania |
8 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
|
Thailand |
110 |
24 |
0 |
134 |
1 |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
16 |
7 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
Tunisia |
27 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
1 |
|
Turkey |
49 |
20 |
0 |
69 |
4 |
|
Turkmenistan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Uganda |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Ukraine |
366 |
26 |
0 |
392 |
11 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
18 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
|
United States of America |
818 |
245 |
0 |
1063 |
20 |
|
Uruguay |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
U.S.A. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Venezuela |
8 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Vietnam |
8 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
West Indies |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Yemen |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of) |
99 |
37 |
0 |
136 |
0 |
|
Zambia |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Zimbabwe |
53 |
5 |
0 |
58 |
1 |
|
(Group Permits) |
0 |
0 |
301 |
301 |
3 |
|
Total |
15434 |
2271 |
301 |
18006 |
363 |
