Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017
107. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of various categories of work permits, such as critical skills permit for non-EU nationals, per industry, that have been granted to companies in the mid-west region over the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43894/17]
View answerThe Irish State’s general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of Ireland, the European Union and other EEA states. Policy in relation to the application and granting of employment permits remains focused on facilitating the recruitment from outside the EEA of highly skilled personnel, where the requisite skills cannot be met by normal recruitment or by training. Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the EEA, an employment permit may be sought in respect of a non-EEA national who possesses those skills. The system is vacancy driven and if any non-EEA national is successful in securing a job offer from any employer in Ireland which falls within those employments eligible for an employment permit then an appropriate application may be made.
I set out in the attached document the numbers of employment permits issued for the mid-west region for 2015, 2016 and 2017 to-date broken down by permit type and economic sector. The Department also publishes statistics on it's website which includes numbers of permits issued by company name. These can be found at https://dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Statistics/.
Employment Permits issued for the Mid-West 2017 (up to 13/10/2017)
|
County |
Economic Sector |
Total |
|
Clare |
51 |
|
|
13 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
3 |
|
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
2 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
6 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
|
|
4 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
2 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
|
|
26 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optical Equipment |
1 |
|
|
F - Construction |
1 |
|
|
H - Transport & Storage |
1 |
|
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
4 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
15 |
|
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
2 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
|
|
4 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
|
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
3 |
|
|
4 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
3 |
|
|
Limerick |
317 |
|
|
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
1 |
|
|
101 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
3 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optical Equipment |
3 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
2 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
5 |
|
|
D - Electricity & Gas & Air Conditioning Supply |
2 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
30 |
|
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
1 |
|
|
M - Professional, Scientific&Technical Activities of Head Offices, Management Consultancy Services |
1 |
|
|
N - Administrative & Support Service Activities |
1 |
|
|
P - Education |
1 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
46 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
6 |
|
|
18 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
|
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
2 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
3 |
|
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
10 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
|
|
184 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
4 |
|
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
0 |
|
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
5 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
4 |
|
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
1 |
|
|
P - Education |
2 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
161 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
4 |
|
|
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
1 |
|
|
6 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
1 |
|
|
F - Construction |
1 |
|
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
|
|
6 |
||
|
B - Mining & Quarrying |
1 |
|
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
0 |
|
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
4 |
|
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
|
|
Tipperary |
128 |
|
|
33 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optical Equipment |
1 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
2 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
29 |
|
|
3 |
||
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
1 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
2 |
|
|
85 |
||
|
A - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
2 |
|
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
1 |
|
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
3 |
|
|
N - Administrative & Support Service Activities |
1 |
|
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
78 |
|
|
4 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
|
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
1 |
|
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
|
|
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
1 |
|
|
F - Construction |
1 |
|
|
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
Employment Permits issued for the Mid-West 2016
|
County |
Type of Permit |
Economic Sector |
Total |
|
Clare |
72 |
||
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit |
28 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optical Equipment |
4 |
||
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
1 |
||
|
H - Transport & Storage |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
12 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
3 |
||
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
1 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
3 |
||
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit |
3 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
2 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
Exchange Agreement Employment Permit |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
1 |
||
|
General Employment Permit |
25 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
0 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
4 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
12 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
6 |
||
|
R - Arts , Entertainment and Recreation |
1 |
||
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit |
15 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
4 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
||
|
H - Transport & Storage |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
1 |
||
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
1 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
6 |
||
|
Limerick |
428 |
||
|
Contract for Services Employment Permit |
4 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
4 |
||
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit |
129 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
9 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
7 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optical Equipment |
8 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
3 |
||
|
D - Electricity & Gas & Air Conditioning Supply |
3 |
||
|
F - Construction |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
41 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
6 |
||
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
3 |
||
|
M - Professional, Scientific&Technical Activities of Head Offices, Management Consultancy Services |
1 |
||
|
P - Education |
2 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
33 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
12 |
||
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit |
21 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
6 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
8 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
3 |
||
|
Exchange Agreement Employment Permit |
1 |
||
|
P - Education |
1 |
||
|
General Employment Permit |
236 |
||
|
A - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
5 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
13 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
10 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
10 |
||
|
M - Professional, Scientific&Technical Activities of Head Offices, Management Consultancy Services |
1 |
||
|
N - Administrative & Support Service Activities |
1 |
||
|
P - Education |
7 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
180 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
5 |
||
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit |
36 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
4 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
13 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
2 |
||
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
2 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
3 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
8 |
||
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
1 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
3 |
||
|
Sport and Cultural Employment Permit |
1 |
||
|
R - Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
1 |
||
|
Tipperary |
152 |
||
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit |
22 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
3 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
2 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
3 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
11 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit |
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
1 |
||
|
General Employment Permit |
110 |
||
|
A - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
27 |
||
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
3 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
1 |
||
|
M - Professional, Scientific&Technical Activities of Head Offices, Management Consultancy Services |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
76 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit |
15 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
5 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
6 |
||
|
F - Construction |
1 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
3 |
||
|
Intra-Company Transfer (Training) Employment Permit |
3 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
1 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
2 |
Employment Permits issued for the Mid-West 2015
|
County |
Type of Permit |
Economic Sector |
Total |
|
Clare |
|
|
64 |
|
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit |
|
27 |
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
1 |
||
|
H - Transport & Storage |
1 |
||
|
Information Technology |
2 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
16 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
||
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
3 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit |
|
1 |
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
||
|
|
General Employment Permit |
|
28 |
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
2 |
||
|
H - Transport & Storage |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
4 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
16 |
||
|
Manufacturing |
1 |
||
|
N - Administrative & Support Service Activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
1 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
2 |
||
|
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit |
|
8 |
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
||
|
D - Electricity & Gas & Air Conditioning Supply |
1 |
||
|
H - Transport & Storage |
1 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
3 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
Limerick |
|
|
258 |
|
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit |
|
72 |
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
3 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
2 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
||
|
Information Technology |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
40 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
8 |
||
|
P - Education |
2 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
14 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit |
|
12 |
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optical Equipment |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
3 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
3 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
2 |
||
|
|
General Employment Permit |
|
147 |
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
2 |
||
|
Healthcare |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
2 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
5 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
1 |
||
|
M - Professional, Scientific&Technical Activities of Head Offices, Management Consultancy Services |
1 |
||
|
P - Education |
9 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
124 |
||
|
R - Arts , Entertainment and Recreation |
1 |
||
|
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit |
|
19 |
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
2 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
6 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
5 |
||
|
D - Electricity & Gas & Air Conditioning Supply |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
3 |
||
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities |
2 |
||
|
|
Intra-Company Transfer (Training) Employment Permit |
|
3 |
|
B - Mining & Quarrying |
2 |
||
|
C - All Other Manufacturing |
1 |
||
|
|
Reactivation Employment Permit |
|
3 |
|
F - Construction |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
2 |
||
|
|
Sport and Cultural Employment Permit |
|
2 |
|
R - Arts , Entertainment and Recreation |
2 |
||
|
Tipperary |
|
|
101 |
|
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit |
|
11 |
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices |
1 |
||
|
D - Electricity & Gas & Air Conditioning Supply |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
9 |
||
|
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit |
|
4 |
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
1 |
||
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
1 |
||
|
|
General Employment Permit |
|
76 |
|
A - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
1 |
||
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
1 |
||
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
4 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
1 |
||
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities |
66 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
3 |
||
|
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit |
|
9 |
|
B - Mining & Quarrying |
1 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
4 |
||
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco |
1 |
||
|
J - Information & Communication Activities |
2 |
||
|
S - Other Service activities |
1 |
||
|
|
Reactivation Employment Permit |
|
1 |
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities |
1 |
