MAY 2022 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

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

3,950 permits issued in may (+0% vs April). YTD 2022: 16,027 permits (24.6% in may). Information & Communication Activities led with 1,064 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

3,950

Total Permits

Issued in May 2022

Information & Communication Activities

Top Sector

1,064 permits

Rosderra Irish Meats Group UC

Top Employer

221 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

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

Key Numbers

May 2022 at a glance

Permits issued in May

3,950

DETE company & sector files

April 2022

3,947

MoM: +0%

May 2021

922

YoY: +328%

YTD January–May

16,027

May: 24.6% of YTD

Top employer

Rosderra Irish Meats Grou…

221 May permits

Top sector

Information & Communication Activities

1,064 May permits

Month-over-Month

May 2022 vs April

May 2022

3,950

permits issued

1,144

active companies

3.5

avg permits per company

April 2022

3,947

0%

1,062

active companies

3.7

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in May 2022

Information & Communication Activities led with 1,064 permits, followed by Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in May 2022

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

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Source, period and methodology

Published period: May 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 May 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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