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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 22 Jun 1999

Vol. 506 No. 5

Written Answers. - Work Permits.

Nora Owen

Ceist:

93 Mrs. Owen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a breakdown of the kind of jobs for which work permits to non-EU citizens have been granted since January 1999 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15928/99]

Statistics regarding the jobs for which work permits were granted are not recorded. The category of work for which work permits were granted to employers to allow them to employ non European economic area nationals in the State are compiled on an annual basis. The full listing for the year 1998 is set out in the following table.

Year 1998

Sector

NewPermits

Renewals

Group

Total

Agriculture & Fisheries
62
7
0
69
Catering
314
300
0
614
Domestic
21
36
0
57
Education
175
126
0
301
Entertainment
170
33
230
433
Exchange Agreements
33
3
0
36
Industry
398
313
2
713
Medical & Nursing
429
202
0
631
Service Industry
1,997
853
4
2,854
Sport
55
1
0
56
Total
3,654
1874
236
5,764
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