Data as of 30 Sep 2026 · Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE)

Ireland: 12,625 employers in the official sponsor data

Number of employment permits issued to each named employer, month by month.

Employers

12,625

Employment permits issued to companies, 2025 and 2026

Open roles

227

30 employers hiring

Posted this week

Data as of

30 Sep 2026

fetched 4 Oct 2026

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Critical Skills Employment Permit
For occupations on the Critical Skills Occupations List with a relevant degree at €40,904, or any eligible occupation at €68,911. Family can join immediately; Stamp 4 after 2 years.€40,904 a year
official source
General Employment Permit
For most occupations not on the ineligible list. Normally needs a labour market needs test (the job is advertised first).€36,605 a year
official source

Largest recorded sponsors in Ireland

Ranked by permits issued in the period the file covers.

Google Ireland Limited
622 permits issued Ernst & Young
423 permits issued University Limerick Hospitals Group
422 permits issued Dawn Meats Ireland UC
404 permits issued Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited
357 permits issued Costern Unlimited Company
352 permits issued Accenture Limited
323 permits issued Cork University Hospital
311 permits issued Resilience Healthcare Limited
309 permits issued Tata Consultancy Services Limited
307 permits issued Mowlam Healthcare Services Unlimited Company
263 permits issued Rosderra Irish Meats Group Unlimited Company
238 permits issued Redwood Extended Care Facility UC
237 permits issued Redwood Extended Care Facility Unlimited Company
226 permits issued QT Technologies Ireland Limited
225 permits issued Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL
215 permits issued University Hospital Kerry
207 permits issued InisCare Limited
200 permits issued Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited
197 permits issued WuXi Biologics Ireland Limited
192 permits issued Software Labs Campus Unlimited Company
191 permits issued Deloitte Ireland LLP
185 permits issued Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus
172 permits issued Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland Limited
168 permits issued Circet Networks (Ireland) Limited
166 permits issued Galway University Hospital
166 permits issued Mastercard Ireland Limited
166 permits issued Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited
165 permits issued Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
163 permits issued Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Limited
159 permits issued

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Source: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) · Employment permits issued to companies, 2025 and 2026
Data as of 30 Sep 2026 · covers January 2025 to Sep 2026 · last fetched 4 Oct 2026