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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Feb 2001

Vol. 531 No. 4

Written Answers. - Procedures for Non-Residents.

Alan Shatter

Question:

112 Mr. Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedures which are in place to allow non-EU nationals come to reside here and obtain work; the number of non-EU nationals who did so in 2000; and their countries of origin. [6176/01]

My Department issues work permits for the employment of non-European Economic Area – EEA – nationals in the State where an employer can demonstrate that he/she has been unable to recruit a suitable Irish or other EEA national for the job(s) concerned.

Employers are required to comply with all relevant labour law requirements in respect of the employee concerned, for example, compliance with minimum wage levels, maximum hours of work permitted etc.

In addition, all relevant immigration requirements, as delivered by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, must be satisfied in relation to the non national in respect of whom the permit is being sought. Permits are not, for example, issued in respect of an individual who: (i) is in the State illegally or no longer complies with the conditions under which he-she was admitted; (ii) has been asked by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to leave the State, or is in the process of being deported, or was in the State illegally and has been deported, or has left the State having been asked to do so by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; (iii) has entered the State specifically on the basis that he or she will not be taking up employment, for example, visitors, students or tourists; or (iv) is seeking employment with a non-EEA employer who is operating in the State without business permission from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

The total number of non-EEA nationals who obtained work permits in 2000 was 18,006. Details of the nationality of these employees from non- EEA states are set out in Table A which I am circulating in the Official Report.
Work permits issued in Year 2000 (Table A.)

Nationality

New Permits

Renewals

Group Permits

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

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

2,086

80

0

2,166

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

Nationality

New Permits

Renewals

Group Permits

Issued

Refused

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

Paraguay

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

1,063

20

Uruguay

0

1

0

1

0

USA.

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

15,434

2,271

301

18,006

363

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