DECEMBER 2022 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

The December 2022 employment permit snapshot, powered by official employment permit records.

2,192 permits issued in december (-38% vs November). YTD 2022: 39,401 permits (5.6% in december). Health & Social Work Activities led with 661 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

2,192

Total Permits

Issued in December 2022

Health & Social Work Activities

Top Sector

661 permits

Radley Engineering Ltd

Top Employer

59 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

December 2022 highlighted. Data sourced from official DETE employment permit statistics.

Key Numbers

December 2022 at a glance

Permits issued in December

2,192

DETE company & sector files

November 2022

3,531

MoM: -38%

December 2021

1,994

YoY: +10%

YTD January–December

39,401

December: 5.6% of YTD

Top employer

Radley Engineering Ltd

59 December permits

Top sector

Health & Social Work Activities

661 December permits

Top county (YTD January–December)

Dublin

21,097 issued YTD

Top nationality (YTD January–December)

India

15,695 issued YTD

Month-over-Month

December 2022 vs November

December 2022

2,192

permits issued

997

active companies

2.2

avg permits per company

November 2022

3,531

38%

1,442

active companies

2.4

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in December 2022

Health & Social Work Activities led with 661 permits, followed by Information & Communication Activities.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in December 2022

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

5
Accenture Ltd
22 permitsProfessional, Scientific&Technical Activities
Down 3 positions
Counties

County distribution of permits (YTD January–December 2022)

Top 10 counties by issued permits through December 2022, with refused counts for context.

Nationalities

Top nationalities by permits issued (YTD January–December 2022)

Monthly nationality breakdowns are not yet available from official DETE files; this is YTD January–December 2022, not a monthly nationality ranking.

1
India93.4% approval
15,695
51.3%
2
Brazil90.5% approval
4,304
14.1%
3
Philippines88.0% approval
2,203
7.2%
4
Pakistan93.2% approval
1,757
5.7%
5
China92.2% approval
1,497
4.9%
6
South Africa87.1% approval
1,317
4.3%
7
United States of America94.9% approval
1,216
4.0%
8
Nigeria87.0% approval
1,121
3.7%
9
Vietnam97.7% approval
779
2.5%
10
Russian Federation98.4% approval
727
2.4%
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Source, period and methodology

Published period: December 2022. This is a year-to-date or partial-year view based on the manifest-approved source period.

Latest import: 1 Oct 2026. Freshness: available. Source last modified 1 Dec 2025.

Official source: DETE employment permit statistics and methodology. Records may be revised between source publications.

Figures are historical issued-permit records showing past activity only. They do not prove current hiring, future sponsorship, role eligibility, or approval.

Read the DETE data methodology and classification glossary.

Based on official Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) employment permit data for December 2022. Monthly employer and sector figures use the corresponding DETE month column.

DETE may revise prior-month counts in subsequent publications. Previous monthly snapshots on IrishTalents used the earlier figure. Legal entity names in DETE files may differ from consumer-facing brand names.

Historical employment permit activity does not guarantee current vacancies, future sponsorship, role eligibility, or permit approval. Employment permits are not the same as job vacancies, job offers, or visa approvals.

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