Explore Ireland
Permits by county
See where Irish employment permits are being issued and compare recorded approvals and refusals by county.
#1
Dublin
107,608
permits issued
7,663 refused93.4% approval rate
#2
Cork
18,152
permits issued
1,621 refused91.8% approval rate
#3
Kildare
10,094
permits issued
844 refused92.3% approval rate
#4
Limerick
9,820
permits issued
890 refused91.7% approval rate
#5
Galway
8,041
permits issued
828 refused90.7% approval rate
#6
Meath
6,987
permits issued
772 refused90.1% approval rate
#7
Waterford
6,217
permits issued
594 refused91.3% approval rate
#8
Wexford
4,815
permits issued
421 refused92.0% approval rate
#9
Louth
4,139
permits issued
321 refused92.8% approval rate
#10
Tipperary
3,682
permits issued
364 refused91.0% approval rate
#11
Cavan
3,226
permits issued
338 refused90.5% approval rate
#12
Kerry
3,143
permits issued
290 refused91.6% approval rate
#13
Clare
3,003
permits issued
376 refused88.9% approval rate
#14
Westmeath
2,925
permits issued
313 refused90.3% approval rate
#15
Donegal
2,855
permits issued
307 refused90.3% approval rate
#16
Kilkenny
2,812
permits issued
273 refused91.2% approval rate
#17
Offaly
2,749
permits issued
186 refused93.7% approval rate
#18
Mayo
2,737
permits issued
293 refused90.3% approval rate
#19
Monaghan
2,671
permits issued
179 refused93.7% approval rate
#20
Wicklow
2,137
permits issued
305 refused87.5% approval rate
#21
Sligo
1,559
permits issued
198 refused88.7% approval rate
#22
Roscommon
1,266
permits issued
123 refused91.1% approval rate
#23
Laois
1,233
permits issued
160 refused88.5% approval rate
#24
Carlow
1,223
permits issued
163 refused88.2% approval rate
#25
Longford
906
permits issued
119 refused88.4% approval rate
#26
Leitrim
483
permits issued
47 refused91.1% approval rate