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Emer Higgins states that hiring outside of the EU helps fill in areas of critical skillsCredit: � 2024 PA Media, All Rights Reserved
Some 38,189 permits were actually issued — up 24 per cent on 2023.
Healthcare was the main industry to bring in workers, followed by the IT and agriculture sectors.
Most permits went to people from India, with 13,147 permits issued.
This was followed by Brazil (4,458), the Philippines (3,944), China (1,903) and Pakistan (1,690).
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Employment Minister Emer Higgins said: “This rising demand for work permits is driven by an increase in economic activity against a backdrop of full employment.
“With 2.7 million people in Ireland now at work, many industries are finding it difficult to recruit and retain staff in a tight labour market.
“Hiring from outside of the European Economic Activity helps supplement our workforce in areas of critical skills.”
“Over 12,000 of the 38,189 permits issued were for people working in the health sector including for the key roles of nurses and health care assistants.
“These workers are vital to our health care service and they provide essential care to people at their time of need.
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“Over 6,500 work permits were granted for professionals working in the ICT sector, a thriving sector that supports employment opportunities and spin off trade.
“In excess of 3,500 permits were granted for the Agri sector and almost 3,000 chefs received work permits this year.
“2024 was the first year that Dublin accounted for less than half of the permits issued pointing to more balanced regional growth.”
OCCUPATIONS LISTS EXPANDED
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has expanded the Occupations Lists for roles that are eligible for employment permits in response to business cases put forward by industry.
In total, over 32,480 new permits were issued with another 5,709 renewals.
Over half, 51 per cent, of all new permits issued were Critical Skills Employment Permits for skilled workers who are qualified in professions where there is a shortage of skills in Ireland such as Doctors, Nurses, Engineers, ICT professionals.
The average salary for these Critical Skills roles was €58,746.
Ms Higgins added: “This year, in response to business cases put forward by industry, The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment added an additional 43 roles to the Occupations Lists eligible for employment permits.
“In order to meet the increased demand for permits, our processing team was expanded and we will be modernising the application process to make it simpler, faster and more efficient.
“The Employment Permits Unit will replace its existing IT systems with a modern Cloud-based system which will transform the way in which employment permits are submitted, processed and issued.
“The technical development work for the new system is almost completed with an anticipated go live date in Q1 2025.
“2024 saw the introduction of new Employment Permits Legislation which has consolidated and modernised employment permits law and introduced additional benefits for employers and permit holders alike.”
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