MAY 2023 · DETE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT DATA

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

2,709 permits issued in may (+26% vs April). YTD 2023: 11,976 permits (22.6% in may). Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,012 permits. Employer and sector figures are monthly; geography data is labelled by its actual YTD coverage.

2,709

Total Permits

Issued in May 2023

Health & Social Work Activities

Top Sector

1,012 permits

Tokyo Electron Europe Ltd

Top Employer

39 permits

12-Month Trend

Monthly permit issuance trend

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

Key Numbers

May 2023 at a glance

Permits issued in May

2,709

DETE company & sector files

April 2023

2,157

MoM: +26%

May 2022

3,950

YoY: -31%

YTD January–May

11,976

May: 22.6% of YTD

Top employer

Tokyo Electron Europe Ltd

39 May permits

Top sector

Health & Social Work Activities

1,012 May permits

Month-over-Month

May 2023 vs April

May 2023

2,709

permits issued

1,217

active companies

2.2

avg permits per company

April 2023

2,157

26%

1,012

active companies

2.1

avg permits per company

Sectors

Top sectors by permits issued in May 2023

Health & Social Work Activities led with 1,012 permits, followed by Information & Communication Activities.

Employers

Top employers by permit activity in May 2023

10 employers with the highest recorded DETE employment permit activity.

9
Accenture Ltd
21 permitsProfessional, Scientific&Technical Activities
New to top 10
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Source, period and methodology

Published period: May 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 May 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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