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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 30 Nov 1999

Vol. 511 No. 6

Written Answers. - Work Permits.

Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

125 Mr. Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to non-EU nationals in each of the past three years; the nationality of each applicant; the number of asylum seekers issued with work permits in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25150/99]

The numbers of work permits issued by my Department in respect of the employment of non-European Economic Area nationals in each of the past three years, broken down by nationality, is set out in the following tables.

Work permits have been issued in respect of asylum seekers only since the Government decision of 26 July last allowing certain categories of asylum seekers to work, pending final determination of their cases. Since that date a total of 42 permits have been issued by my Department in respect of such persons and a further 11 permits have now been approved and will issue shortly.

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

1996

2,114

1,392

246

3,752

134

Afganistan

1

0

0

1

0

African/American

1

0

0

1

0

Albania

2

0

0

2

0

Algeria

16

6

0

22

4

Argentina

3

2

0

5

0

Armenia

0

2

0

2

0

Australia

106

67

0

173

26

Bahamas

1

0

0

1

0

Bahrain

3

0

0

3

1

Bangledesh

21

34

0

55

9

Barbados

0

1

0

1

0

Belarus

5

3

0

8

0

Bermuda

1

0

0

1

0

Bosnia

20

3

0

23

0

Brazil

20

7

0

27

0

Brunei

2

0

0

2

0

Bulgaria

2

0

0

2

0

Cameroon

3

1

0

4

0

Canada

80

42

0

122

6

Chile

3

1

0

4

0

China

38

47

0

85

2

Columbia

3

2

0

5

0

Croatia

9

6

0

15

2

Cuba

4

0

0

4

0

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

Cyprus

0

1

0

1

0

Czechoslovakia

11

9

0

20

0

Egypt

22

25

0

47

0

Ethiopia

1

3

0

4

0

Ghana

3

1

0

4

0

Guyana

1

2

0

3

0

Hong Kong

56

49

0

105

7

Hungary

31

9

0

40

0

India

140

94

0

234

3

Indonesia

2

2

0

4

1

Iran

19

12

0

31

0

Iraq

17

10

0

27

0

Israel

8

4

0

12

0

Jamaica

1

0

0

1

0

Japan

78

132

0

210

6

Jordan

5

2

0

7

0

Kenya

6

1

0

7

0

Korea

7

8

0

15

0

Kuwait

4

1

0

5

0

Latvia

1

0

0

1

0

Lebanon

7

3

0

10

0

Libya

15

11

0

26

0

Liechtenstein

0

0

0

0

1

Lithuania

0

0

0

0

1

Macedonia

1

0

0

1

0

Malawi

2

3

0

5

0

Malaysia

102

76

0

178

5

Malta

3

4

0

7

1

Mauritius

3

6

0

9

0

Mexico

20

16

0

36

0

Moldova

1

0

0

1

0

Morocco

8

0

0

8

0

Namibia

1

0

0

1

0

Nepal

1

2

0

3

2

New Zealand

63

23

0

86

1

Nigeria

14

29

0

43

3

Oman

2

4

0

6

0

Pakistan

212

141

0

353

7

Palestine

19

4

0

23

0

Phillipines

20

12

0

32

2

Poland

26

5

0

31

5

Republic of the Ivory Coast

0

1

0

1

0

Romania

10

6

0

16

2

Russia

50

7

0

57

1

Saudi Arabia

1

1

0

2

0

Senegal

0

1

0

1

0

Singapore

16

4

0

20

0

Slovakia

1

2

0

3

1

Slovenia

4

0

0

4

0

South Africa

46

23

0

69

6

South Korea

9

15

0

24

0

Sri Lanka

8

3

0

11

0

Sudan

41

28

0

69

0

Switzerland

90

18

0

108

1

Switzerland/Italy

1

0

0

1

0

Switzerland/USA.

2

1

0

3

0

Syria

4

4

0

8

0

Taiwan

5

0

0

5

0

Tanzania

3

1

0

4

0

Thailand

6

5

0

11

0

Trinidad

9

3

0

12

1

Tunisia

1

1

0

2

0

Turkey

15

9

0

24

1

Uganda

2

1

0

3

0

Ukraine

2

4

0

6

0

Uruguay

2

1

0

3

0

Uzbekistan

1

0

0

1

0

UAE

2

0

0

2

0

USA

481

293

0

774

23

USA/Brazil

1

0

0

1

0

USA/New Zealand

1

0

0

1

0

USSR

0

18

0

18

0

Venezuela

1

0

0

1

0

Vietnam

0

1

0

1

0

West Indies

2

0

0

2

0

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

Yugoslavia

9

7

0

16

0

Zambia

1

2

0

3

1

Zimbabwe

9

4

0

13

2

(Group Permits)

0

0

246

246

0

1

0

0

1

0

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

1997

2,633

1,607

254

4,494

210

Afghanistan

1

0

0

1

0

Albania

0

1

0

1

0

Algeria

19

17

0

36

2

Angola

1

0

0

1

0

Argentina

4

2

0

6

0

Armenia

1

2

0

3

0

Australia

139

79

0

218

22

Bahamas

1

1

0

2

0

Bahrain

0

1

0

1

0

Bangladesh

19

42

0

61

15

Barbados

4

2

0

6

0

Belarus

4

5

0

9

0

Bermuda

0

1

0

1

0

Bosnia

23

7

0

30

0

Brazil

15

18

0

33

0

Brunei

1

0

0

1

0

Bulgaria

6

1

0

7

1

Burma

1

0

0

1

0

Cameroon

3

1

0

4

0

Canada

138

54

0

192

9

Chile

1

2

0

3

0

China

45

60

0

105

9

Columbia

5

1

0

6

0

Congo

2

0

0

2

1

Croatia

8

8

0

16

0

Cuba

6

3

0

9

0

Cyprus

1

2

0

3

0

Czech Republic

20

10

0

30

1

Egypt

16

21

0

37

0

Eritrea

1

0

0

1

0

Estonia

0

0

0

0

1

Ethiopia

1

1

0

2

0

Fiji

1

0

0

1

0

Georgia

1

0

0

1

0

Ghana

3

0

0

3

1

Grenada

2

0

0

2

0

Guinea

1

0

0

1

0

Guyana

2

0

0

2

0

Hong Kong

55

87

0

142

18

Hungary

22

9

0

31

1

India

182

85

0

267

6

Indonesia

3

2

0

5

1

Iran

26

8

0

34

0

Iraq

15

10

0

25

0

Israel

17

1

0

18

0

Jamaica

5

0

0

5

0

Japan

102

147

0

249

7

Japan/Canada

1

0

0

1

0

Jordan

4

3

0

7

0

Kenya

10

5

0

15

0

Korea

17

10

0

27

1

Kuwait

4

1

0

5

0

Laos

1

0

0

1

0

Latvia

1

0

0

1

0

Lebanon

6

2

0

8

0

Libya

10

6

0

16

0

Lithuania

5

0

0

5

0

Macedonia

0

1

0

1

0

Malawi

0

3

0

3

0

Malaysia

105

95

0

200

14

Malta

1

3

0

4

0

Mauritius

9

6

0

15

0

Mexico

16

11

0

27

0

Moldova

0

1

0

1

0

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

Morocco

10

4

0

14

0

Mozambique

1

0

0

1

0

Nepal

0

0

0

0

1

New Guinea

1

0

0

1

0

New Zealand

55

24

0

79

23

Nigeria

12

9

0

21

0

Oman

2

0

0

2

0

Pakistan

106

93

0

199

10

Palestine

14

4

0

18

0

Panama

0

0

0

0

1

Peru

3

0

0

3

0

Philippines

48

25

0

73

6

Poland

25

20

0

45

6

Romania

17

6

0

23

4

Russia

43

23

0

66

0

Santa Lucia

1

0

0

1

0

Saudi Arabia

1

0

0

1

0

Senegal

3

1

0

4

0

Serbia

1

0

0

1

0

Seychelles

1

0

0

1

0

Singapore

25

7

0

32

0

Slovak Republic

7

4

0

11

1

Slovenia

4

3

0

7

0

South Africa

66

38

0

104

5

South Korea

3

21

0

24

0

Spanish/USA

1

0

0

1

0

Sri Lanka

14

5

0

19

1

Stateless

1

0

0

1

0

Sudan

15

15

0

30

0

Switzerland

76

35

0

111

5

Syria

2

4

0

6

0

Taiwan

0

1

0

1

0

Tanzania

3

3

0

6

0

Thailand

8

3

0

11

0

Tonga

0

0

0

0

1

Trinidad

4

8

0

12

0

Tunisia

4

1

0

5

0

Turkey

38

11

0

49

2

Uganda

1

2

0

3

0

Ukraine

9

5

0

14

2

Uruguay

3

1

0

4

0

UAE

8

2

0

10

0

USA

857

368

0

1225

28

USA/Brazil

0

1

0

1

0

USSR

3

12

0

15

0

Venezuela

9

1

0

10

0

Vietnam

2

1

0

3

1

Yugoslavia

4

7

0

11

2

Zaire

1

0

0

1

0

Zambia

2

0

0

2

0

Zimbabwe

6

1

0

7

0

(Group Permits)

0

0

254

254

1

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

1998

3,538

1,865

234

5,637

180

Algeria

36

12

0

48

5

Angola

5

0

0

5

0

Argentina

11

1

0

12

1

Armenia

1

3

0

4

0

Australia

221

88

0

309

15

Bahamas

1

0

0

1

0

Bahrain

4

1

0

5

0

Bangladesh

14

37

0

51

1

Barbados

9

2

0

11

1

Belarus

3

5

0

8

0

Bolivia

1

0

0

1

0

Bosnia

3

4

0

7

1

Botswana

3

0

0

3

0

Brazil

16

18

0

34

2

Brunei

18

2

0

20

0

Bulgaria

11

2

0

13

0

Burma

1

1

0

2

0

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

Cameroon

2

4

0

6

0

Canada

146

72

0

218

2

Chile

3

0

0

3

0

China

48

66

0

114

7

Colombia

3

3

0

6

0

Croatia

13

9

0

22

2

Cuba

14

2

0

16

0

Cyprus

2

2

0

4

0

Czech Republic

24

14

0

38

3

Ecuador

1

0

0

1

0

Egypt

28

20

0

48

1

Eritrea

0

1

0

1

0

Estonia

4

0

0

4

0

Ethiopia

4

2

0

6

0

Ghana

3

0

0

3

0

Guatemala

2

0

0

2

0

Guernsey, UK

1

0

0

1

0

Guinea Republic

1

0

0

1

0

Guyana

1

0

0

1

0

Hong Kong

59

87

0

146

7

Hungary

43

17

0

60

2

India

318

121

0

439

2

Indonesia

3

0

0

3

0

Iran

23

12

0

35

1

Iraq

19

12

0

31

0

Israel

68

7

0

75

0

Ivory Coast

3

1

0

4

0

Jamaica

2

3

0

5

0

Japan

107

139

0

246

9

Jordan

6

3

0

9

0

Kenya

10

8

0

18

0

Korea

2

19

0

21

0

Korea People's Rep.

4

0

0

4

0

Kuwait

6

3

0

9

0

Latvia

3

1

0

4

0

Lebanon

10

3

0

13

0

Liberia

1

0

0

1

0

Libya

14

10

0

24

2

Lithuania

6

3

0

9

2

Macedonia

1

1

0

2

0

Malaysia

131

69

0

200

7

Malta

3

2

0

5

1

Mauritius

10

3

0

13

0

Mexico

17

13

0

30

2

Moldova

3

2

0

5

1

Morocco

14

3

0

17

5

Mozambique

1

0

0

1

0

Nepal

5

2

0

7

1

New Zealand

124

38

0

162

14

Nicaragua

1

0

0

1

0

Nigeria

33

14

0

47

3

Nigeria/USA

1

0

0

1

0

Oman

3

0

0

3

0

Pakistan

115

106

0

221

12

Palestine

7

4

0

11

1

Panama

1

0

0

1

0

Papua New Guinea

1

0

0

1

0

Peru

0

1

0

1

0

Philippines

37

25

0

62

5

Poland

62

22

0

84

4

Qatar

1

1

0

2

0

Romania

45

13

0

58

3

Russia

67

34

0

101

5

Rwanda

1

0

0

1

0

Saudi Arabia

1

1

0

2

0

Serbia

1

0

0

1

0

Sierra Leone

3

0

0

3

0

Singapore

23

11

0

34

1

Slovak Republic

10

9

0

19

1

Slovenia

7

6

0

13

1

Somali

1

0

0

1

1

South Africa

124

54

0

178

9

South Korea

9

13

0

22

1

Sri Lanka

12

8

0

20

1

Sudan

21

10

0

31

0

Year

Country

New

Renewal

Group

Issued

Refused

Swaziland

2

0

0

2

0

Switzerland

120

49

0

169

2

Syria

6

3

0

9

0

Taiwan

0

1

0

1

0

Tanzania

4

3

0

7

0

Thailand

13

8

0

21

1

Trinidad

13

8

0

21

0

Tunisia

8

0

0

8

1

Turkey

36

23

0

59

2

Turkey/Swiss

1

0

0

1

0

Uganda

1

0

0

1

0

Ukraine

6

7

0

13

0

Uruguay

0

2

0

2

0

USA/Australia

1

0

0

1

0

USA/Japan

1

0

0

1

0

USA/Switzerland

1

0

0

1

0

UAE

9

1

0

10

0

USA

986

441

0

1427

27

USSR

3

10

0

13

0

Venezuela

11

2

0

13

1

Vietnam

0

3

0

3

1

Yugoslavia

33

19

0

52

0

Zaire

2

0

0

2

0

Zambia

2

0

0

2

0

Zimbabwe

18

0

0

18

0

(Group Permits)

0

0

234

234

0

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