Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2018
328. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visas granted to non-EU workers on film and television productions in receipt of State funding in each of the years 2007 to 2017. [13961/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy 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 |
