Work permits to foreign nationals drop 19%

Some 284 non-EU nationals working for the Health Service Executive were issued with permits in 2010, making the HSE the biggest single employer of new work permit holders in 2010.

The second-biggest employer of new work permit holders is Indian technology company Wipro Technologies, while US technology firm Google has moved into third place by employing 119 permit holders

Permits are no longer issued for most low-paid positions under €30,000 and certain categories. HGV drivers and domestic workers are no longer eligible to take up new positions.

The Government has also taken a tougher line on issuing spousal visas for non-EU migrant workers and has increased the fee for renewing a permit.


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Southern_Sky wrote:Some 284 non-EU nationals working for the Health Service Executive were issued with permits in 2010, making the HSE the biggest single employer of new work permit holders in 2010.

The second-biggest employer of new work permit holders is Indian technology company Wipro Technologies, while US technology firm Google has moved into third place by employing 119 permit holders

Permits are no longer issued for most low-paid positions under €30,000 and certain categories. HGV drivers and domestic workers are no longer eligible to take up new positions.

The Government has also taken a tougher line on issuing spousal visas for non-EU migrant workers and has increased the fee for renewing a permit.


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It is a fact that the number of new non-EU entrants into the Irish labour market had slowed down considerably in recent years (A reflection of the current economic environment). However, a significant percentage of the attrition alluded to in the above figures when you look at it year on year, can be attributed to people previously on work permit moving on to other permanent form of residency that exempt them from WP e.g LTR, WCATT Temporary 1 year stamp 4 and by luck naturalization.