Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Work Permits.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2007

Tuesday, 24 April 2007

Ceisteanna (578)

Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

598 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of the countries of origin of all persons who applied for a work permit here between 2005 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14642/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Provided is a list of the countries of origin of all persons who applied for a work permit between 2005 and 2007.

Nationality

New Permits Issued

Renewals Issued

Total Issued

Applications Refused

Afghanistan

0

0

0

1

Albania

6

102

108

4

Albanian

0

2

2

0

Algeria

36

140

176

17

Angolo

1

0

1

0

Antigua & Barbuda

1

0

1

0

Argentina

67

84

151

14

Armenia

6

0

6

0

Austria

1

1

2

0

Australia

1,050

926

1,822

69

Azerbaijan

0

2

2

1

Bahamas

3

2

5

1

Bahrain

10

6

16

0

Bangladesh

333

1,413

1,746

1,67

Barbados

3

3

6

0

Belarus

65

1,016

1,151

20

Bhutan (Kingdom of)

0

2

2

0

Bolivia

2

5

7

0

Bosnia Herzegovina

24

110

134

5

Bosnian

0

2

2

0

Botswana

57

44

101

0

Brazil

480

2,266

2,746

137

Bulgaria

106

909

1,015

16

Burkina Faso

1

0

1

0

Burma

2

2

4

0

Burundi

2

2

4

0

Brunei

3

0

3

0

Cameroon

6

19

25

0

Canada

403

328

731

28

Cape Verde

1

0

1

0

Chile

24

29

53

3

China

629

2,122

2,751

401

Chinese

0

4

4

0

Colombia

8

31

49

1

Congo Republic of

1

1

2

1

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

2

4

6

0

Costa Rica

2

5

7

0

Croatia

116

215

331

9

Cuba

6

7

13

1

Dominica

2

0

2

0

Dominican Republic

2

0

2

0

Ecuador

2

6

8

0

Egypt

112

361

473

60

Egyptian

0

1

1

0

El Salvador

2

5

7

0

Eritrea

0

3

3

0

Estonia Alien

1

21

22

0

Ethiopia

7

22

29

1

Fiji

3

0

3

0

Gambia

0

6

6

0

Georgia

3

17

20

12

Ghana

7

24

31

2

Grenada

2

1

3

0

Guadeloupe

1

1

2

0

Guatemala

1

3

6

2

Guyana

2

1

3

0

Haiti

1

0

1

0

Honduras

0

6

6

0

Hong Kong

31

242

273

18

Hong Kong S.A.R.

0

2

2

0

India

2,551

1,161

4,612

254

Indonesia

38

110

148

3

Iran

11

53

64

2

Iraq

2

5

7

1

Israel

152

35

187

3

Ivory Coast

1

5

6

0

Jamaica

6

21

27

0

Japan

209

295

504

16

Jordan

25

26

51

1

Kazakhstan

8

47

55

2

Kenya

20

17

37

0

Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (North))

1

4

5

1

Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of (South))

1

3

4

0

Korea (Republic of South)

1

2

3

0

Korea (Republic of (South))

33

47

80

1

Kosovo

4

50

54

3

Kuwait

31

0

31

0

Kyrgyz Republic

2

8

10

0

Latvia (Alien)

11

254

265

0

Lebanon

19

33

85

6

Liberia

0

0

0

1

Libya

2

13

15

0

Macedonia (FYR)

12

13

25

0

Malawi

6

13

19

2

Malaysia

638

1,219

1,857

154

Malaysian

0

1

1

0

Maldives

2

0

2

1

Mali

1

0

1

0

Mauritania

6

5

11

3

Mauritius

39

51

90

24

Mexico

106

59

165

6

Moldova

149

1,283

1,432

45

Mongolia

5

22

27

6

Morocco

87

175

262

14

Mozambique

5

1

6

0

Myanmar

0

2

2

0

Myanmar (Formerly Burma)

12

80

92

1

Namibia

6

2

8

1

Nepal

40

117

157

30

New Zealand

574

593

1,167

39

Nicaragua

1

0

1

0

Niger

5

3

8

1

Nigera

0

1

1

0

Nigeria

105

89

124

22

Oman

4

0

4

2

Pakistan

533

1,226

1,759

190

Palestine

1

0

1

0

Panama

1

0

1

1

Paraguay

0

10

10

0

Peru

15

35

50

0

Philippines

2,001

6,708

8,709

197

Republic of Congo

3

0

3

0

Republic of Korea

1

0

1

0

Republic of Korea (South)

1

1

2

0

Romania

453

2,905

3,358

102

Romanian

0

3

3

0

Russia

11

0

11

0

Russian

0

2

2

0

Russian Federation

216

1,004

1,220

26

Samoa (USA)

5

0

5

0

Santa Lucia

1

0

1

1

Saudi Arabia

1

0

1

1

Senegal

3

3

6

0

Serbia

17

6

23

3

Seychelles

1

1

2

0

Sierra Leone

3

5

8

1

Singapore

27

21

48

4

South Africa

1,557

2,298

3,855

111

South Africa

0

1

1

0

South Korea

0

2

2

0

Sri Lanka

135

223

358

13

Sudan

11

7

18

1

Suriname

0

0

0

1

Swaziland

0

4

4

0

Syria

10

51

61

3

Tanzania

8

12

20

0

Thailand

287

880

1,167

89

The Republic of Togo

1

0

1

0

Tonga

2

1

3

1

Trinidad & Tobago

16

12

28

0

Tunisia

46

123

169

4

Turkey

266

292

558

52

Taiwan

0

5

5

1

Turkmenistan

0

2

2

0

Uganda

6

6

12

0

Ukraine

919

2,976

3,895

105

United Arab Emirates

32

2

34

0

United States of America

0

0

1

0

United States of America

1,353

980

2,333

74

Uruguay

4

4

8

0

Uzbekistan

10

13

23

4

Venezuela

27

25

52

2

Vietnam

64

124

188

22

West Indies

0

3

3

0

Western Samoa

5

1

6

0

Yemen

3

0

3

0

Yugoslavia

0

4

4

0

Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)

79

250

329

6

Yugoslavia (Federal Republic)

0

2

2

0

Zambia

14

9

23

0

Zimbabwe

88

350

438

18

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