ABIrish employer · Dublin
Abbott Ireland
30 employment permits issued in 2026, ranked 148 of 7,732 Irish employers with permits this year. 454 permits across 17 years since 2010.
Month by month
2026
Permits issued by month. A run of months usually means an ongoing programme, not a one-off hire.
Year by year
Since 2010
What the numbers say
30 permits so far in 2026, against 60 in the whole of 2025.
Permits were issued in 9 of the 9 months published so far, which points to an ongoing hiring programme, not a one-off.
Busiest full year: 2022 with 126 permits. First year on record: 2010.
What this tells you
They know the process
A steady run of permits means Abbott Ireland has been through the application more than once and knows what the Department asks for. A candidate does not have to explain the system to them.
How to approach them
Apply like a local candidate
Check Abbott Ireland's own careers page and the job boards, apply with an Irish-style CV, and be clear in the first message that you would need an employment permit and that you know what that involves.
The record
For Abbott Ireland, the employment permit is a working tool rather than a one-off: 30 permits in 2026 to date, 148th of 7,732 Irish employers this year.
Abbott Ireland first shows up in the figures in 2010, and across 17 years it has been issued 454 employment permits in all, peaking at 126 in 2022. The count has been steady across the last three full years.
The 2026 pattern is spread across the year: permits in 9 of 9 published months, busiest in June (7).
On the Companies Registration Office register the business is Abbott Ireland Limited (company number 99308), a ltd - private company limited by shares incorporated in 1984, 42 years ago. Its registered office is at 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Companies Registration Office
The company behind the name
- Registered name
- Abbott Ireland Limited
- Company number
- 99308
- Type
- LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
- Incorporated
- 23 January 1984
- Status
- Normal
- Registered office
- 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, D02R296
- Last annual return
- 30 September 2025
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A job offer and a contract of employment signed by you and the employer before anything is submitted. Applications must reach the Department at least 12 weeks before the start date.
- The right permit for the job. Most trades and driving roles go through a General Employment Permit, which is issued for 2 years and can be renewed. Roles on the Critical Skills list use a Critical Skills Employment Permit.
- Pay at or above the minimum for the permit. For a General Employment Permit the Department currently lists it as generally EUR 36,605 a year, with lower figures for meat processing, horticulture, healthcare assistants and home support. Check the official figure for your role before you rely on it.
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Source: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Employment Permit Statistics. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. A permit issued to a company is a record of a past application. It is not a vacancy and not a promise of sponsorship.
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