Highlights: Ireland issued 40,000 work permits in 2024
- Recent reports state that Irish authorities granted around 40,000 work permits in 2024.
- Ireland approved around 91.8% of the total work permit applications received.
- Foreign workers from India and Brazil received the maximum number of Irish Work permits.
- Workers from the healthcare and information and communication sectors were the main beneficiaries in 2024.
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Irish work permits issued in 2024
According to recent reports, the Irish authorities received around 42,910 work permit applications, out of which around 39,000 were granted in 2024. The Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment stated that the approval rate for Irish work permits was around 91.8% in 2024.
Data shows that the main beneficiaries of Irish work permits in 2024 were Indians and Brazilians. The table below provides details about the number of work permits issued to foreign workers in 2024:
|
Nationality |
No. Of Irish Work Permits Issued |
|
Indians |
13,566 |
|
Brazilians |
4,553 |
|
Filipinos |
4,049 |
|
Chinese |
1,962 |
|
Pakistanis |
1,742 |
|
South Africans |
1,631 |
|
Americans |
1,119 |
|
Nigerians |
974 |
|
Zimbabweans |
971 |
|
Malaysians |
662 |
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Maximum work permits issued to healthcare and social workers
Recent reports show that the maximum number of work permits was issued to health and social care workers followed by the workers from the information and communication sector.
The table below lists the details of the sectors that received the highest number of Irish work permits in 2024:
|
Sector |
No. work Permits Issued |
% of work permits issued |
|
Healthcare and social work |
12,501 |
31.70% |
|
Information and Communication activities |
6,788 |
17.20% |
|
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing |
3,625 |
9.20% |
The average number of work permits issued each month in 2024 was around 3000. Around 4000 work permits were issued in July alone, marking the highest monthly number of work permits granted.
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