JUNE 2022 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

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

3,845 permits issued in june (-3% vs May). YTD 2022: 19,872 permits (19.3% in june). Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,141 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

3,845

Total Permits

Issued in June 2022

Health & Social Work Activities

Top Sector

1,141 permits

Dawn Meats Ireland UC

Top Employer

136 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

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

Key Numbers

June 2022 at a glance

Permits issued in June

3,845

DETE company & sector files

May 2022

3,950

MoM: -3%

June 2021

1,299

YoY: +196%

YTD January–June

19,872

June: 19.3% of YTD

Top employer

Dawn Meats Ireland UC

136 June permits

Top sector

Health & Social Work Activities

1,141 June permits

Month-over-Month

June 2022 vs May

June 2022

3,845

permits issued

1,267

active companies

3.0

avg permits per company

May 2022

3,950

3%

1,144

active companies

3.5

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in June 2022

Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,141 permits, followed by Information & Communication Activities.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in June 2022

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

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Source, period and methodology

Published period: June 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 June 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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