Employment

ICT work permits halved in 2023 amid global tech slowdown

Almost 11,000 permits were issued to people employed in information and communications technology in 2022 compared to 5,000 last year

Professional services giant Accenture announced it was cutting almost 900 jobs at its operation in Ireland last July

There was a 50 per cent drop in the number of work permits issued for the ICT sector in Ireland last year compared to 2022 as work in the country’s tech sector dried up, new statistics from the Department of Enterprise show.

Almost 11,000 work permits were issued to people employed in information and communications technology in 2022 compared to just over 5,000 last year.

In total, 30,981 work permits were issued last year to ...