My Department has responsibility for the State's employment permits regime. During the years referred to by the Deputy a total of 559 employment permits were issued under the sectoral heading of "Entertainment" which includes film and television productions. My Department does not record if the particular enterprise in which a person is employed is in receipt of State funding.
The Department of Justice and Equality has responsibility for issuing immigration permissions/visas and I am advised that they do not record the industry in which a person is employed nor whether the particular enterprise the person works in is State funded.
Permits granted to non -EU workers in the entertainment sector from 2007 – 2017
Year
|
Number
|
2007
|
59
|
2008
|
59
|
2009
|
37
|
2010
|
35
|
2011
|
18
|
2012
|
27
|
2013
|
33
|
2014
|
21
|
2015
|
40
|
2016
|
97
|
2017
|
133
|
TOTAL
|
559
|