JULY 2023 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

The July 2023 employment permit snapshot, powered by official employment permit records.

2,985 permits issued in july (-3% vs June). YTD 2023: 18,028 permits (16.6% in july). Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,064 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

2,985

Total Permits

Issued in July 2023

Health & Social Work Activities

Top Sector

1,064 permits

Cork University Hospital

Top Employer

73 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

July 2023 highlighted. Data sourced from official DETE employment permit statistics.

Key Numbers

July 2023 at a glance

Permits issued in July

2,985

DETE company & sector files

June 2023

3,067

MoM: -3%

July 2022

3,901

YoY: -23%

YTD January–July

18,028

July: 16.6% of YTD

Top employer

Cork University Hospital

73 July permits

Top sector

Health & Social Work Activities

1,064 July permits

Month-over-Month

July 2023 vs June

July 2023

2,985

permits issued

1,211

active companies

2.5

avg permits per company

June 2023

3,067

3%

1,276

active companies

2.4

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in July 2023

Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,064 permits, followed by Information & Communication Activities.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in July 2023

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

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Source, period and methodology

Published period: July 2023. 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 July 2023. 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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