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Irish employment permit history
Permit records
656
Government records, 2019–2026
Completed-year change
-61%
2024: 112 → 2025: 44
Years Active
8
Years with a recorded permit
Average per active year
82
Only years with a recorded permit
Permits by year
Annual employment-permit records issued by the Irish Department of Enterprise. This shows historical activity, not current vacancies or guaranteed sponsorship.
Peak year
2022 · 182 permits
Permit records
45
29-36%
99+241%
182+84%
105-42%
112+7%
44-61%
40-9%
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026YTD
Completed year2026 year to date