Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2005
280 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits applied for, granted, refused or pending on a monthly basis in the last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraFrom 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2005 the work permits section of my Department has issued 7,221 new work permits, 22,413 renewal work permits, 743 group permits and 1,597 were refused. The section accepted 29,332 valid applications during this period. A detailed breakdown of the number of applications accepted, permits issued and refused is provided on a monthly breakdown for the Deputy's information in the table. There are currently 1,090 applications being processed.
|
Month |
Sector |
New Permits |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
May |
477 |
1,578 |
78 |
2,133 |
163 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
25 |
180 |
0 |
205 |
18 |
|
|
Catering |
111 |
526 |
3 |
640 |
65 |
|
|
Domestic |
5 |
60 |
0 |
65 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
16 |
32 |
0 |
48 |
3 |
|
|
Entertainment |
2 |
10 |
74 |
86 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
12 |
77 |
0 |
89 |
2 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
70 |
97 |
0 |
167 |
25 |
|
|
Service Industry |
225 |
592 |
1 |
818 |
49 |
|
|
Sport |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
June |
619 |
1,676 |
87 |
2,382 |
55 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
19 |
190 |
0 |
209 |
1 |
|
|
Catering |
91 |
448 |
0 |
539 |
24 |
|
|
Domestic |
12 |
45 |
0 |
57 |
1 |
|
|
Education |
16 |
38 |
0 |
54 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
5 |
7 |
86 |
98 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
18 |
120 |
0 |
138 |
2 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
83 |
105 |
0 |
188 |
2 |
|
|
Service Industry |
362 |
714 |
1 |
1,077 |
25 |
|
|
Sport |
4 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
July |
650 |
1,800 |
72 |
2,522 |
147 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
22 |
174 |
0 |
196 |
18 |
|
|
Catering |
72 |
516 |
1 |
589 |
62 |
|
|
Domestic |
7 |
45 |
0 |
52 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
25 |
34 |
0 |
59 |
2 |
|
|
Entertainment |
4 |
8 |
71 |
83 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
13 |
117 |
0 |
130 |
4 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
144 |
157 |
0 |
301 |
7 |
|
|
Service Industry |
353 |
747 |
0 |
1,100 |
52 |
|
|
Sport |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
August |
540 |
1,997 |
83 |
2,620 |
158 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
23 |
188 |
0 |
211 |
10 |
|
|
Catering |
97 |
624 |
1 |
722 |
86 |
|
|
Domestic |
12 |
50 |
0 |
62 |
3 |
|
|
Education |
29 |
63 |
0 |
92 |
2 |
|
|
Entertainment |
11 |
8 |
82 |
101 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
20 |
135 |
0 |
155 |
4 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
108 |
142 |
0 |
250 |
8 |
|
|
Service Industry |
231 |
780 |
0 |
1,011 |
44 |
|
|
Sport |
8 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
|
|
Sepember |
527 |
1,677 |
66 |
2,270 |
78 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
28 |
207 |
0 |
235 |
6 |
|
|
Catering |
71 |
501 |
1 |
573 |
40 |
|
|
Domestic |
15 |
46 |
0 |
61 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
25 |
38 |
0 |
63 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
25 |
7 |
65 |
97 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
11 |
141 |
0 |
152 |
1 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
72 |
90 |
0 |
162 |
9 |
|
|
Service Industry |
260 |
638 |
0 |
898 |
20 |
|
|
Sport |
20 |
9 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
|
October |
699 |
2,929 |
77 |
3,705 |
116 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
33 |
336 |
0 |
369 |
6 |
|
|
Catering |
130 |
784 |
1 |
915 |
58 |
|
|
Domestic |
16 |
83 |
0 |
99 |
4 |
|
|
Education |
32 |
66 |
0 |
98 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
17 |
10 |
75 |
102 |
1 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Industry |
15 |
256 |
0 |
271 |
9 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
74 |
195 |
0 |
269 |
5 |
|
|
Service Industry |
359 |
1,182 |
1 |
1,542 |
32 |
|
|
Sport |
23 |
17 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
|
|
November |
781 |
2,653 |
44 |
3,478 |
173 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
39 |
262 |
0 |
301 |
19 |
|
|
Catering |
109 |
810 |
1 |
920 |
74 |
|
|
Domestic |
20 |
77 |
0 |
97 |
4 |
|
|
Education |
31 |
42 |
1 |
74 |
2 |
|
|
Entertainment |
1 |
12 |
41 |
54 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
29 |
195 |
0 |
224 |
4 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
101 |
150 |
0 |
251 |
10 |
|
|
Service Industry |
440 |
1,099 |
1 |
1,540 |
59 |
|
|
Sport |
9 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
|
|
December |
575 |
1,329 |
14 |
1,918 |
193 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
52 |
147 |
0 |
199 |
14 |
|
|
Catering |
91 |
430 |
1 |
522 |
91 |
|
|
Domestic |
17 |
44 |
0 |
61 |
9 |
|
|
Education |
23 |
22 |
0 |
45 |
4 |
|
|
Entertainment |
3 |
5 |
13 |
21 |
1 |
|
|
Industry |
21 |
79 |
0 |
100 |
3 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
66 |
85 |
0 |
151 |
10 |
|
|
Service Industry |
297 |
506 |
0 |
803 |
60 |
|
|
Sport |
5 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
|
Month |
Sector |
New Permits |
Renewals |
Group |
Issued |
Refused |
|
2,353 |
6,774 |
222 |
9,349 |
514 |
||
|
January |
573 |
1,313 |
52 |
1,938 |
170 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
29 |
118 |
0 |
147 |
3 |
|
|
Catering |
105 |
460 |
0 |
565 |
91 |
|
|
Domestic |
11 |
37 |
0 |
48 |
3 |
|
|
Education |
28 |
30 |
0 |
58 |
4 |
|
|
Entertainment |
7 |
4 |
50 |
61 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
11 |
88 |
0 |
99 |
1 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
97 |
93 |
0 |
190 |
5 |
|
|
Service Industry |
275 |
471 |
0 |
746 |
63 |
|
|
Sport |
10 |
12 |
2 |
24 |
0 |
|
|
February |
540 |
1,065 |
39 |
1,644 |
86 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
33 |
84 |
0 |
117 |
12 |
|
|
Catering |
103 |
400 |
1 |
504 |
38 |
|
|
Domestic |
10 |
30 |
0 |
40 |
2 |
|
|
Education |
15 |
23 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
7 |
8 |
37 |
52 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
80 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
20 |
33 |
0 |
53 |
0 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
87 |
81 |
0 |
168 |
2 |
|
|
Service Industry |
180 |
402 |
1 |
583 |
32 |
|
|
Sport |
5 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
March |
568 |
1,652 |
52 |
2,272 |
99 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
33 |
139 |
0 |
172 |
3 |
|
|
Catering |
101 |
485 |
0 |
586 |
51 |
|
|
Domestic |
8 |
48 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
|
|
Education |
13 |
35 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
|
|
Entertainment |
8 |
2 |
52 |
62 |
2 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
21 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
17 |
104 |
0 |
121 |
0 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
99 |
133 |
0 |
232 |
8 |
|
|
Service Industry |
260 |
692 |
0 |
952 |
35 |
|
|
Sport |
8 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
|
April |
672 |
2,744 |
79 |
3,495 |
159 |
|
|
Agriculture and Fisheries |
34 |
279 |
0 |
313 |
11 |
|
|
Catering |
122 |
807 |
1 |
930 |
60 |
|
|
Domestic |
12 |
74 |
0 |
86 |
5 |
|
|
Education |
33 |
50 |
0 |
83 |
1 |
|
|
Entertainment |
15 |
7 |
77 |
99 |
0 |
|
|
Exchange Agreements |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Industry |
39 |
206 |
0 |
245 |
4 |
|
|
Medical and Nursing |
100 |
200 |
0 |
300 |
2 |
|
|
Service Industry |
305 |
1,116 |
1 |
1,422 |
75 |
|
|
Sport |
7 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
|
2004 |
May |
2,278 |
|
June |
2,670 |
|
|
July |
2,639 |
|
|
August |
2,425 |
|
|
September |
2,977 |
|
|
October |
2,602 |
|
|
November |
2,453 |
|
|
December |
1,565 |
|
|
2005 |
January |
2,376 |
|
February |
2,463 |
|
|
March |
2,469 |
|
|
April |
2,415 |
|
|
Total |
29,332 |
