Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market.
The system is vacancy led and designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and labour gaps for the benefit of our economy, in the short to medium term, and is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine roles that are either in critical short supply or are ineligible for an employment permit.
The tables attached show the number and category of employment permits that have been granted by my Department from 1st January 2022 to 20th October 2022. Also shown below is a breakdown of the number of permits issued by economic sector for your information.
Permit Type
|
Total
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Contract for Services Employment Permit
|
53
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
22
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
Critical Skills Employment Permit
|
17,660
|
1,199
|
1,720
|
2,480
|
1,612
|
1,667
|
1,433
|
1,916
|
2,088
|
2,324
|
1,221
|
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit
|
18
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Exchange Agreement Employment Permit
|
20
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
General Employment Permit
|
13,612
|
1,019
|
695
|
818
|
2,027
|
1,938
|
2,370
|
1,634
|
1,366
|
938
|
807
|
Internship Employment Permit
|
40
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
8
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
Intra-Company Transfer (Training) Employment Permit
|
67
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
45
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit
|
1,587
|
42
|
105
|
140
|
348
|
318
|
26
|
319
|
47
|
134
|
108
|
Reactivation Employment Permit
|
54
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
Sport and Cultural Employment Permit
|
132
|
3
|
9
|
6
|
14
|
8
|
21
|
29
|
17
|
14
|
11
|
Grand Total
|
33,243
|
2,278
|
2,539
|
3,458
|
4,012
|
3,996
|
3,877
|
3,956
|
3,537
|
3,423
|
2,167
|
Grand Total
|
2022
|
|
|
Economic Sector
|
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
A - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
|
4,115
|
146
|
149
|
274
|
1,407
|
877
|
708
|
216
|
140
|
121
|
77
|
B - Mining & Quarrying
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
C - All Other Manufacturing
|
516
|
15
|
36
|
50
|
53
|
47
|
45
|
111
|
55
|
67
|
37
|
C - Manufacture of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
|
521
|
30
|
49
|
55
|
70
|
46
|
24
|
64
|
69
|
66
|
48
|
C - Manufacture of Computers, Electronics & Optica
|
513
|
5
|
48
|
55
|
87
|
104
|
29
|
71
|
40
|
45
|
29
|
C - Manufacture of Food, Drink & Tobacco
|
325
|
8
|
17
|
43
|
105
|
31
|
34
|
30
|
18
|
26
|
13
|
C - Manufacture of Medical Devices
|
263
|
8
|
17
|
26
|
28
|
58
|
10
|
25
|
35
|
37
|
19
|
D - Electricity & Gas & Air Conditioning Supply
|
164
|
4
|
9
|
18
|
16
|
19
|
14
|
21
|
30
|
21
|
12
|
E - Water Supply - Sewerage Waste Management & Rem
|
18
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
F - Construction
|
1,215
|
81
|
136
|
127
|
109
|
131
|
157
|
132
|
110
|
106
|
126
|
G - Wholesale & Retail Trade
|
256
|
9
|
22
|
33
|
34
|
30
|
19
|
26
|
33
|
25
|
25
|
H - Transport & Storage
|
394
|
13
|
21
|
45
|
75
|
59
|
16
|
24
|
46
|
47
|
48
|
I - Accommodation & Food Services activities
|
2,141
|
51
|
123
|
175
|
172
|
303
|
441
|
219
|
274
|
228
|
155
|
J - Information & Communication Activities
|
9,296
|
442
|
934
|
1,260
|
872
|
1,064
|
761
|
1,236
|
1,041
|
1,090
|
596
|
K - Financial & insurance Activities
|
2,722
|
143
|
230
|
379
|
234
|
226
|
198
|
300
|
375
|
420
|
217
|
L - Real Estate Activities
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
M - All other Professional, Scientific & Technical
|
756
|
13
|
70
|
64
|
56
|
92
|
90
|
122
|
76
|
95
|
78
|
M - Professional, Scientific&Technical Activities
|
335
|
10
|
44
|
69
|
23
|
32
|
19
|
42
|
40
|
39
|
17
|
N - Administrative & Support Service Activities
|
70
|
2
|
11
|
8
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
12
|
4
|
5
|
O - Public Administration & Defence
|
36
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
P - Education
|
157
|
18
|
13
|
15
|
13
|
16
|
14
|
15
|
23
|
19
|
11
|
Q - Health & Social Work Activities
|
7,866
|
1,213
|
461
|
564
|
496
|
703
|
1,141
|
1,101
|
930
|
750
|
507
|
R - Arts , Entertainment and Recreation
|
267
|
4
|
14
|
18
|
29
|
22
|
37
|
46
|
52
|
21
|
24
|
S - Other Service activities
|
1,264
|
56
|
126
|
173
|
115
|
123
|
104
|
140
|
129
|
187
|
111
|
T - Domestic- Activities of Households as Employer
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Grand Total
|
33,243
|
2,278
|
2,539
|
3,458
|
4,012
|
3,996
|
3,877
|
3,956
|
3,537
|
3,423
|
2,167
|