Ireland Issues 3,400 Work Permits for Agriculture Sector in 2024. Apply now!

Highlights: Ireland issues 3,400 Work Permits to Agriculture workers

• Ireland has granted around 3,400 work permits to foreign workers in the agriculture sector.
• The above work permits issued to the agriculture sector were granted in the first eleven months of 2024.  
• Health and social care workers received nearly 32.1% of Irish employment permits.
• Indians and Brazilians were the top nationalities receiving Irish work permits in 2024.

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Ireland Grants More than 30,000 Employment Permits in 2024

The Irish government has issued around 36,402 employment permits in 2024 so far, with 3,289 permits granted in November alone. Health and social workers received nearly 11,694 permits, 32.1% of the overall work permits issued, while agriculture workers obtained 3,400 Irish work permits. Foreign workers in the Information and communication sector took away 17% of the employment permits.

Category of workers	% of Employment permits issued
Health and social workers	32.1%
Workers in the Information and communication activities	17%
Workers in Agriculture, forestry and fishing	9.40%
Total permits issued	36,402

 

The Irish government earlier announced that it would raise the annual salaries for workers in horticulture and meat processing to €32,000 from the current €30,000. The salary increment would be effective starting January 2025.

 

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List of Top 10 Nationalities that Received Irish Employment Permits in 2024

According to the latest data by the DETE, most work permit applicants are from the South American, African, and Asian regions.

 

The top 10 nationalities that obtained the most employment permits in Ireland in 2024 are as follows:

Ranking	Nationality	Total No. of Ireland Employment permits issued
1	Indians	12,498
2	Brazilians	4,320
3	Filipinos	3,760
4	Chinese	1,760
5	Pakistanis	1,600
6	South Africans	1,509
7	Americans	1,031
8	Zimbabweans	908
9	Nigerians	909
10	Malaysians	620

 

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