Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2010
194 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits (details supplied) issued monthly in 2008 and 2009 (details supplied) by sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5134/10]
View answerI set out in the following table the figures as requested by the Deputy.
|
Year |
New |
Renewals |
Total Issued |
Refused |
Withdrawn |
|
|
2008 |
8,521 |
5,000 |
13,521 |
2,225 |
339 |
|
|
Jan |
1,042 |
1,069 |
2,111 |
245 |
45 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
34 |
56 |
90 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
111 |
273 |
384 |
76 |
14 |
|
|
Domestic |
16 |
35 |
51 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
32 |
47 |
79 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
9 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
132 |
64 |
196 |
20 |
3 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
289 |
192 |
481 |
48 |
9 |
|
|
Service Industry |
415 |
395 |
810 |
86 |
14 |
|
|
Sport |
4 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Feb |
740 |
796 |
1,536 |
197 |
46 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
25 |
65 |
90 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
Catering |
94 |
197 |
291 |
56 |
12 |
|
|
Domestic |
9 |
20 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
20 |
14 |
34 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
107 |
50 |
157 |
24 |
2 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
171 |
120 |
291 |
23 |
7 |
|
|
Service Industry |
309 |
321 |
630 |
78 |
19 |
|
|
Sport |
4 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Mar |
590 |
488 |
1,078 |
188 |
25 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
9 |
31 |
40 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
64 |
124 |
188 |
47 |
6 |
|
|
Domestic |
11 |
21 |
32 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
13 |
13 |
26 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
69 |
43 |
112 |
19 |
2 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
158 |
87 |
245 |
33 |
4 |
|
|
Service Industry |
255 |
166 |
421 |
68 |
12 |
|
|
Sport |
11 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Apr |
720 |
430 |
1,150 |
206 |
26 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
35 |
40 |
75 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
92 |
108 |
200 |
71 |
0 |
|
|
Domestic |
14 |
12 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
23 |
22 |
45 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
65 |
32 |
97 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
178 |
67 |
245 |
30 |
3 |
|
|
Service Industry |
304 |
141 |
445 |
85 |
20 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
May |
675 |
380 |
1,055 |
221 |
33 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
21 |
25 |
46 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
89 |
71 |
160 |
56 |
2 |
|
|
Domestic |
13 |
8 |
21 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
11 |
9 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
Entertainment |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
60 |
22 |
82 |
21 |
8 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
151 |
92 |
243 |
29 |
4 |
|
|
Service Industry |
324 |
151 |
475 |
94 |
14 |
|
|
Sport |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Jun |
729 |
320 |
1,049 |
230 |
19 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
16 |
16 |
32 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
113 |
59 |
172 |
82 |
6 |
|
|
Domestic |
7 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
19 |
3 |
22 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
77 |
21 |
98 |
24 |
2 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
197 |
88 |
285 |
31 |
2 |
|
|
Service Industry |
279 |
123 |
402 |
72 |
6 |
|
|
Sport |
15 |
3 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Jul |
918 |
262 |
1,180 |
197 |
36 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
63 |
9 |
72 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
90 |
47 |
137 |
46 |
4 |
|
|
Domestic |
10 |
4 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
15 |
5 |
20 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
10 |
2 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
72 |
11 |
83 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
321 |
79 |
400 |
37 |
12 |
|
|
Service Industry |
319 |
102 |
421 |
78 |
16 |
|
|
Sport |
14 |
3 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Aug |
663 |
285 |
948 |
158 |
13 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
19 |
14 |
33 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
87 |
60 |
147 |
41 |
2 |
|
|
Domestic |
9 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
22 |
4 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
84 |
19 |
103 |
17 |
0 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
157 |
75 |
232 |
28 |
0 |
|
|
Service Industry |
265 |
105 |
370 |
49 |
10 |
|
|
Sport |
19 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Sep |
619 |
281 |
900 |
168 |
17 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
26 |
22 |
48 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
73 |
52 |
125 |
59 |
6 |
|
|
Domestic |
5 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
16 |
7 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
7 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
64 |
22 |
86 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
118 |
56 |
174 |
23 |
2 |
|
|
Service Industry |
277 |
114 |
391 |
58 |
9 |
|
|
Sport |
32 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Oct |
659 |
248 |
907 |
172 |
36 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
31 |
17 |
48 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
Catering |
81 |
46 |
127 |
42 |
8 |
|
|
Domestic |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
11 |
6 |
17 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
Entertainment |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Industry |
120 |
18 |
138 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
134 |
57 |
191 |
35 |
8 |
|
|
Service Industry |
258 |
103 |
361 |
59 |
13 |
|
|
Sport |
18 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Nov |
657 |
245 |
902 |
152 |
27 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
11 |
12 |
23 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
Catering |
76 |
45 |
121 |
49 |
1 |
|
|
Domestic |
10 |
8 |
18 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
13 |
9 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
112 |
14 |
126 |
19 |
3 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
127 |
60 |
187 |
20 |
6 |
|
|
Service Industry |
286 |
95 |
381 |
45 |
14 |
|
|
Sport |
18 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Dec |
509 |
196 |
705 |
91 |
16 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
10 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
38 |
28 |
66 |
14 |
8 |
|
|
Domestic |
7 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
16 |
5 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
76 |
17 |
93 |
11 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
125 |
61 |
186 |
27 |
2 |
|
|
Service Industry |
224 |
74 |
298 |
22 |
5 |
|
|
Sport |
10 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
2009 |
4,000 |
3,924 |
7,924 |
1,872 |
442 |
|
|
Jan |
550 |
227 |
777 |
156 |
18 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
11 |
7 |
18 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
59 |
33 |
92 |
39 |
2 |
|
|
Domestic |
9 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
13 |
6 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
55 |
7 |
62 |
19 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
200 |
68 |
268 |
20 |
6 |
|
|
Service Industry |
190 |
100 |
290 |
60 |
7 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Feb |
468 |
337 |
805 |
129 |
21 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
5 |
11 |
16 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
63 |
69 |
132 |
24 |
10 |
|
|
Domestic |
7 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
11 |
9 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
68 |
26 |
94 |
16 |
2 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
106 |
94 |
200 |
22 |
3 |
|
|
Service Industry |
200 |
120 |
320 |
49 |
4 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Mar |
407 |
285 |
692 |
131 |
9 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
14 |
4 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
Catering |
25 |
64 |
89 |
32 |
1 |
|
|
Domestic |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
4 |
12 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
6 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
54 |
28 |
82 |
11 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
113 |
65 |
178 |
24 |
1 |
|
|
Service Industry |
179 |
107 |
286 |
43 |
2 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Apr |
256 |
256 |
512 |
95 |
12 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
11 |
19 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
26 |
50 |
76 |
33 |
1 |
|
|
Domestic |
5 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
1 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
35 |
19 |
54 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
49 |
63 |
112 |
13 |
3 |
|
|
Service Industry |
119 |
92 |
211 |
31 |
6 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
May |
321 |
292 |
613 |
83 |
10 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
4 |
17 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
34 |
74 |
108 |
31 |
2 |
|
|
Domestic |
15 |
11 |
26 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
66 |
27 |
93 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
51 |
62 |
113 |
16 |
5 |
|
|
Service Industry |
141 |
98 |
239 |
25 |
2 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Jun |
238 |
265 |
503 |
56 |
19 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
6 |
23 |
29 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Catering |
18 |
64 |
82 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
Domestic |
5 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
8 |
7 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
34 |
20 |
54 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
78 |
54 |
132 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
Service Industry |
83 |
90 |
173 |
24 |
7 |
|
|
Sport |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Jul |
309 |
296 |
605 |
63 |
26 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
5 |
22 |
27 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
22 |
66 |
88 |
26 |
5 |
|
|
Domestic |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
7 |
7 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
18 |
20 |
38 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
147 |
69 |
216 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
Service Industry |
104 |
103 |
207 |
17 |
15 |
|
|
Sport |
3 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Aug |
344 |
425 |
769 |
55 |
17 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
15 |
21 |
36 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
Catering |
42 |
103 |
145 |
12 |
6 |
|
|
Domestic |
7 |
16 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
12 |
9 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
41 |
27 |
68 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
132 |
80 |
212 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
Service Industry |
90 |
163 |
253 |
20 |
4 |
|
|
Sport |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Sep |
268 |
390 |
658 |
333 |
43 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
7 |
18 |
25 |
34 |
2 |
|
|
Catering |
48 |
73 |
121 |
99 |
15 |
|
|
Domestic |
4 |
14 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
6 |
12 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
35 |
30 |
65 |
22 |
3 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
58 |
108 |
166 |
29 |
9 |
|
|
Service Industry |
99 |
133 |
232 |
133 |
11 |
|
|
Sport |
9 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Oct |
289 |
405 |
694 |
407 |
64 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
10 |
27 |
37 |
51 |
6 |
|
|
Catering |
45 |
73 |
118 |
136 |
20 |
|
|
Domestic |
2 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
7 |
18 |
25 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
25 |
23 |
48 |
24 |
4 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
78 |
111 |
189 |
35 |
9 |
|
|
Service Industry |
114 |
145 |
259 |
147 |
22 |
|
|
Sport |
8 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Nov |
279 |
418 |
697 |
268 |
179 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
14 |
24 |
38 |
34 |
3 |
|
|
Catering |
47 |
64 |
111 |
87 |
26 |
|
|
Domestic |
3 |
12 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
6 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
39 |
36 |
75 |
24 |
3 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
63 |
98 |
161 |
29 |
4 |
|
|
Service Industry |
106 |
178 |
284 |
81 |
140 |
|
|
Sport |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Dec |
271 |
328 |
599 |
96 |
24 |
|
|
Agriculture & Fisheries |
11 |
9 |
20 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
Catering |
42 |
73 |
115 |
32 |
7 |
|
|
Domestic |
2 |
11 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
3 |
9 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Entertainment |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
27 |
20 |
47 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
Medical & Nursing |
73 |
96 |
169 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Service Industry |
105 |
107 |
212 |
40 |
8 |
|
|
Sport |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
