Work Permits
EMPLOYMENT PERMITS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014
Amending Act Only
39. Savings and transitional provisions
Employment Permits Regulations 2017.
Citation
2. These Regulations shall come into force on 3 April 2017.
Interpretation
Part 2
Trusted Partner Registration
Application for Trusted Partner Registration
(g) in respect of applications by EEA contractors, information and documentary evidence in relation to the contract service agreement(s) under which it is proposed that employees will be providing services.
Time period of Trusted Partner Registration
Application for renewal of Trusted Partner Registration
Part 3
Fees
(b) a copy of the relevant marriage certificate or civil partnership registration.
Application for grant of employment permit
(IV) a letter from the relevant official agency confirming that the person who makes the offer of employment, or the connected person, has registered its premises in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 20042 and Regulation 6 of the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ).
Application for renewal of employment permit
Time period after offer of employment or publication of notice within which application must be made
Declarations
12. The Minister may, subject to a right of verification in all cases, consider any requirement specified in the Principal Act or these Regulations to be satisfied by a declaration made by the relevant parties in such form as may be provided or required for that purpose by the Minister and made available online at www.djei.ie.
Change of name following transfer of undertaking
(iii) where the new employer, or, as the case may be, the new contractor or new connected person, has not yet made returns to the Revenue Commissioners in respect of employees, a statement in writing provided by the Revenue Commissioners confirming registration with the Revenue Commissioners and stating the said person’s ERN (Employer Registered Number).
Redundancy
(b) where available, the P45 issued to the foreign national following his or her redundancy.
Registration with regulatory body or Minister of Government
(b) tax consultants specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, who have a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
Review of decision to refuse or revoke employment permit
Critical Skills Employment Permit
Name and purpose of Critical Skills Employment Permit
Part 5
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit
27. Form B in Schedule 6 is prescribed as the form of a Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit.
Part 6
General Employment Permit
Part 7
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit
Part 8
Contract for Services Employment Permit
Part 9
Reactivation Employment Permit
Part 10
Exchange Agreement Employment Permit
Part 11
Sport and Cultural Employment Permit
Part 12
Internship Employment Permit
Part 13
Revocations and transitional arrangements
Schedule 1
Fees
N/ARegulations 8, 9 and 15
Schedule 2
Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
Schedule 4
Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted
Schedule 5
Exchange agreements in respect of which Exchange Agreement Employment Permits may be granted
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th March, 2018.
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14, 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2017 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
(2) The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 and shall be construed together as one.
Commencement
2. These Regulations come into operation on 26th March 2018.
Definitions
3. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 95 of 2017 ).
Amendment of Regulation 3 of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting after the definition of “General Employment Permit” the following definition:
“‘international protection applicant’ has the meaning assigned to “applicant” in the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015);”, and
(b) by inserting after the definition of “Sport and Cultural Employment Permit” the following definition:
“‘temporary residence certificate’ means a certificate given under section 17 of the International Protection Act 2015 ;”.
Amendment of Regulation 8(2) of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 8(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “in the relevant form and specification as specified by the Minister” for “of the same size and form as the photograph required by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to be contained in a passport issued by that Minister to a citizen of the State”,
(b) by substituting for subparagraph (c) the following:
“(c) as applicable—
(I) the Garda National Immigration Bureau pin or Irish Residence Permit pin, or, if neither pin is available, a clear copy of the current immigration stamp and visa, or
(II) in the case of an international protection applicant, a clear copy of the temporary residence certificate,
of the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made;”,
(c) in subparagraph (f), by substituting for clause (II) the following:
“(II) a copy of—
(a) a letter from a registered medical practitioner specialising in the area of illness of the person for whom the foreign national will be caring confirming that the person has special care needs, and
(b) either—
(A) payslips, and a P60 where it is available, demonstrating that the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made has a long history of employment as carer for the person concerned, or
(B) a notarised letter or an affidavit establishing that the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made has a long history of caring for the person concerned;”,
(d) by substituting for subparagraph (g)(II) the following:
“(II) In the case of an application for a Critical Skills Employment Permit, General Employment Permit or Sport and Cultural Employment Permit in respect of employment as—
(A) an executive chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level,
(B) a head chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level,
(C) a sous chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level, or
(D) a chef de partie with a minimum of 2 years’ experience at that level,
a statement from the person who makes the offer of employment confirming that the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made shall be employed in an establishment other than a fast food outlet;”,
(e) by substituting for subparagraph (i) the following:
“(i) in the case of an application for employment as a heavy goods vehicle driver, a clear and complete copy of—
(I) the category CE or C1E driving licence, or
(II) the equivalent category to the category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction,
of the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made;”,
(f) in subparagraph (j), by substituting “employment permit;” for “employment permit; and”,
(g) in subparagraph (k), by substituting “as may be required; and” for “as may be required.”, and
(h) by inserting after subparagraph (k) the following subparagraph:
“(l) a copy of the signed contract of employment between the person who makes the offer of employment, or, as the case may be, the contractor or foreign employer, and the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made.”
Amendment of Regulation 9(2) of Principal Regulations
6. Regulation 9(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “in the relevant form and specification as specified by the Minister” for “of the same size and form as the photograph required by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to be contained in a passport issued by that Minister to a citizen of the State”,
(b) by substituting for subparagraph (c) the following:
“(c) as applicable—
(I) the Garda National Immigration Bureau pin or Irish Residence Permit pin, or, if neither pin is available, a clear copy of the current immigration stamp and visa, or
(II) in the case of an international protection applicant, a clear copy of the temporary residence certificate,
of the permit holder in respect of whom the application is made;”,
(c) in subparagraph (j), by substituting “driving licence;” for “driving licence; and”,
(d) in subparagraph (k), by substituting “as may be required; and” for “as may be required.”, and
(e) by inserting after subparagraph (k) the following subparagraph:
“(l) a copy of the signed contract of employment between the employer, or, as the case may be, the contractor or foreign employer, and the permit holder.”.
Amendment of Regulation 23 of Principal Regulations
7. Regulation 23(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000),” for “National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000), or”,
(b) in subparagraph (b), by substituting “Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946), or” for “Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946),” and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following subparagraph:
“(c) where applicable, provided for in a sectoral employment order made under section 17 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27 of 2015),”.
Amendment of Regulation 24 of Principal Regulations
8. Regulation 24 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (1), by substituting for subparagraph (c) the following:
“(c) as applicable—
(I) the Garda National Immigration Bureau pin or Irish Residence Permit pin, or, if neither pin is available, a clear copy of the current immigration stamp and visa, or
(II) in the case of an international protection applicant, a clear copy of the temporary residence certificate,
of the primary permit holder; and”, and
(b) in paragraph (2), by substituting for subparagraph (c) the following:
“(c) as applicable—
(I) the Garda National Immigration Bureau pin or Irish Residence Permit pin, or, if neither pin is available, a clear copy of the current immigration stamp and visa, or
(II) in the case of an international protection applicant, a clear copy of the temporary residence certificate,
of the research project researcher;”.
Amendment of Regulation 25 of Principal Regulations
9. Regulation 25 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (1), by substituting for subparagraph (b) the following:
“(b) as applicable—
(I) the Garda National Immigration Bureau pin or Irish Residence Permit pin, or, if neither pin is available, a clear copy of the current immigration stamp and visa, or
(II) in the case of an international protection applicant, a clear copy of the temporary residence certificate,
of the primary permit holder, and”, and
(b) in paragraph (2), by substituting for subparagraph (b) the following:
“(b) as applicable—
(I) the Garda National Immigration Bureau pin or Irish Residence Permit pin, or, if neither pin is available, a clear copy of the current immigration stamp and visa, or
(II) in the case of an international protection applicant, a clear copy of the temporary residence certificate,
of the research project researcher,”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
10. Regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (2), by inserting “or the equivalent category to a category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction,” after “category CE or C1E driving licence”, and
(b) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following paragraphs:
“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as—
(a) an executive chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level,
(b) a head chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level,
(c) a sous chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level, or
(d) a chef de partie with a minimum of 2 years’ experience at that level
is 610 and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.
(4) The maximum number of General Employment Permits in respect of any of the employments referred to in paragraph (3) that may be granted in respect of employment in a particular establishment is two.”.
Amendment of Regulation 36 of Principal Regulations
11. Regulation 36 of the Principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (2).
Amendment of Regulation 43 of Principal Regulations
12. Regulation 43 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (2) the following:
“(2) A Contract for Services Employment Permit shall not be granted in respect of the employments listed in Schedule 4.”.
Amendment of Regulation 51 of Principal Regulations
13. Regulation 51(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “National Minimum Wage Act 2000,” for “National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000), or”,
(b) in subparagraph (b), by substituting “Industrial Relations Act 1946, or” for “Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946),” and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following subparagraph:
“(c) where applicable, provided for in a sectoral employment order made under section 17 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 ,”.
Amendment of Regulation 56 of Principal Regulations
14. Regulation 56 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “National Minimum Wage Act 2000,” for “National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000), or”,
(b) in subparagraph (b) by substituting “Industrial Relations Act 1946, or” for “Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946),” and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following subparagraph:
“(c) where applicable, provided for in a sectoral employment order made under section 17 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 ,”.
Amendment of Regulation 61 of Principal Regulations
15. Regulation 61(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “National Minimum Wage Act 2000,” for “National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000), or”,
(b) in subparagraph (b), by substituting “Industrial Relations Act 1946, or” for “Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946),” and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following subparagraph:
“(c) where applicable, provided for in a sectoral employment order made under section 17 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 ,”.
Amendment of Regulation 65 of Principal Regulations
16. Regulation 65 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (a), by substituting “National Minimum Wage Act 2000,” for “National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000), or”,
(b) in subparagraph (b), by substituting “Industrial Relations Act 1946, or” for “Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946),” and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following subparagraph:
“(c) where applicable, provided for in a sectoral employment order made under section 17 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 ,”.
Amendment of Schedules 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
17. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedules 3 and 4 the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 17
Schedule
New Schedules 3 and 4 to the Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Schedule 3
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
SOC-3
Employment Category
SOC-4
Employments
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
2112
• Medical laboratory scientists.• Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
212
Engineering Professionals
2122
Mechanical engineers specialising in:• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or • Mechanical engineering (especially polymer engineering skills in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices or green economy), or • Chemical process engineering, or • Process automation engineering, or• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or • Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2123
Electrical engineers specialising in:• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or • Process automation engineering, or• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in: • Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or • Process automation engineering, or• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in: • Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or • Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or • Process automation engineering, or• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or • Chemical process engineering, or• Process automation engineering, or• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2129
Material scientists
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
213
2133
IT specialist managers
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2213
Industrial Pharmacists
2217
• Radiographers.• Radiation therapists.• Vascular technologists/physiologists.• Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists.• Respiratory physiologist.
2219
• Audiologists.• Perfusionists.
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
• Registered Nurses (RGN, MHN, ID and Children’s nurses)• Clinical Nurse Specialists • Clinical Nurse Managers• Advanced Nursing Practitioners
2232
• Registered Midwives • Clinical Midwife Specialists• Clinical Midwife Managers• Advanced Midwife Practitioners
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Orthoptists
321
Health Associate Professionals
3218
• Prosthetists• Orthotists
3213
• PHECC registered Paramedics• PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997) and the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006).
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
• Chartered and certified accountants and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency, or financial management, or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.• Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services. • Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
• Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role• Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role• Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role• Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
Note: “SOC-3” and “Soc-4” refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010)
Regulations 18, 29, 31, 36, 43, 61
Schedule 4
Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted
SOC-3
Categories of employment
SOC-4
Employment
122
Managers in Hospitality and Leisure Services
1221
Hotel and accommodation managers
1223
Restaurant and catering establishment managers
1224
Publicans and managers of licensed premises
1225
Leisure and sports facilities managers
1226
Travel agency managers
124
Managers in Health and Care Services
1242
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers
125
Managers in Other Services
1251
Property, housing and estate managers
1252
Garage managers
1253
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers
1254
Shopkeepers — wholesale and retail
1255
Waste disposal and environmental services managers
1259
Other managers in other services not elsewhere classified (includes Betting shop manager, Graphic design manager, Library manager, Plant hire manager, Production manager)
222
Therapy Professionals
2221
Physiotherapists (with the exception of a physiotherapist affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
2222
Occupational therapists
2223
Speech and language therapists
2229
Other therapy professionals not elsewhere classified(with the exception of orthoptists, and chiropractors who are members of the Chiropractic Association of Ireland)
244
Welfare Professionals
2442
Social workers
2443
Probation officers
2449
Other welfare professionals not elsewhere classified
311
Science, Engineering and Production Technicians
3114
Building and civil engineering technicians
312
Draughtspersons and Related Architectural Technicians
3121
Architectural and town planning technicians
3122
Draughtspersons
321
Health Associate Professionals
3216
Dispensing opticians
3217
Pharmaceutical technicians
3218
Dental technicians only
3219
Other health associate professionals not elsewhere classified (includes Acupuncturists, Homeopaths, Hypnotherapists, Massage therapists, Reflexologists, Sports therapists)
323
Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals
3231
Youth and community workers
3233
Child and early years officers
3234
Housing officers
3235
Counsellors
3239
Other welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
331
Protective Service Occupations
3311
NCOs and other ranks
3312
Police officers (sergeant and below)
3313
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
3314
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
3315
Police community support officers
3319
Other protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3443
Fitness instructors
352
Legal Associate Professionals
3520
Legal associate professionals(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a State which is not a member of the EEA and who has market knowledge of that non-EEA state)
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3544
Estate agents and auctioneers
3546
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
356
Public Services and Other Associate Professionals
3561
Public services associate professionals
3563
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors(with the exception of mobility instructors for the visually impaired)
3564
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
3565
Inspectors of standards and regulations
3567
Health and safety officers
411
Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations
4112
National government administrative occupations
4113
Local government administrative occupations
412
Administrative Occupations: Finance
4121
Credit controllers(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, in a role in credit control where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA in a role in accounts payable where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4123
Bank and post office clerks
4124
Finance officers
4129
Other financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
413
Administrative Occupations: Records
4131
Records clerks and assistants
4132
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
4133
Stock control clerks and assistants
4134
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
4135
Library clerks and assistants
4138
Human resources administrative occupations
415
Other Administrative Occupations
4151
Sales administrators
4159
Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
416
Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors
4161
Office managers
4162
Office supervisors
421
Secretarial and Related Occupations
4211
Medical secretaries
4212
Legal secretaries
4213
School secretaries
4214
Company secretaries
4215
Personal assistants and other secretaries
4216
Receptionists
4217
Typists and related keyboard occupations
511
Agricultural and Related Trades
5111
Farmers
5112
Horticultural trades
5113
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
5114
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
5119
Other agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified
521
Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades
5211
Smiths and forge workers
5212
Moulders, core makers and die casters
5213
Sheet metal workers
5214
Metal plate workers, and riveters
5215
Welding trades (with the exception of TIG and MIG welders)
5216
Pipe fitters
522
Metal Machining, Fitting and Instrument Making Trades
5225
Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers
523
Vehicle Trades
5231
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians (with the exception of vehicle technicians and mechanics affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
5232
Vehicle body builders and repairers
5234
Vehicle paint technicians
5236
Boat and ship builders and repairers
5237
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
524
Electrical and Electronic Trades
5241
Electricians and electrical fitters
5244
TV, video and audio engineers
5249
Other electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified
525
Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors
5250
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
531
Construction and building trades
5312
Bricklayers and masons
5313
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
5314
Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers
5315
Carpenters and joiners
5316
Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
5319
Other construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
532
Building Finishing Trades
5321
Plasterers
5322
Floorers and wall tilers
5323
Painters and decorators
533
Construction and Building Trades Supervisors
5330
Construction and building trades supervisors
541
Textiles and Garments Trades
5411
Weavers and knitters
5412
Upholsterers
5413
Footwear and leather working trades
5414
Tailors and dressmakers
5419
Other textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified
542
Printing Trades
5421
Pre-press technicians
5422
Printers
5423
Print finishing and binding workers
543
Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades
5431
Butchers (with the exception of boners (meat))
5432
Bakers and flour confectioners
5433
Fishmongers and poultry dressers
5434
Chefs(with the exception of—• Executive Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level• Head Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level• Sous Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience at that level• Chef de Partie with minimum of 2 years’ experience at that level)
5435
Cooks
5436
Catering and bar managers
544
Other Skilled Trades
5441
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
5442
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
5443
Florists
5449
All other skilled trades not elsewhere classified
612
Childcare and Related Personal Services
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants
6122
Childminders and related occupations
6125
Teaching assistants
6126
Educational support assistants
613
Animal Care and Control Services
6131
Veterinary nurses
6132
Pest control officers
6139
Other animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified (includes work riders)
614
Caring Personal Services
6141
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
6142
Ambulance staff (with the exception of paramedics)
6143
Dental nurses
6144
Houseparents and residential wardens
6145
Care workers and home carers(with the exception of a carer in a private home)
6146
Senior care workers
6147
Care escorts
6148
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
621
Leisure and Travel Services
6211
Sports and leisure assistants
6212
Travel agents
6214
Air travel assistants
6215
Rail travel assistants
6219
Other leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified(with the exception of tourist guides fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA)
622
Hairdressers and Related Services
6221
Hairdressers, barbers, and related occupations
6222
Beauticians and related occupations
623
Housekeeping and Related Services
6231
Housekeepers and related occupations
6232
Caretakers
624
Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors
6240
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
711
Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers
7111
Sales and retail assistants
7112
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
7113
Telephone salespersons
7114
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
7115
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
712
Sales Related Occupations
7121
Collector salespersons and credit agents
7122
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
7123
Roundspersons and van salespersons
7124
Market and street traders and assistants
7125
Merchandisers and window dressers
7129
Other sales related occupations not elsewhere classified
713
Sales Supervisors
7130
Sales supervisors
721
Customer Service Occupations
7211
Call and contact centre occupations (with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency and is in—• a customer service and sales role with relevant product knowledge, • a specialist online digital marketing and sales role, or• a specialist language support and technical sales support role)
7213
Telephonists
7214
Communication operators
7215
Market research interviewers
7219
Other customer service occupations not elsewhere classified
722
Customer Service Managers and Supervisors
7220
Customer service managers and supervisors
811
Process Operatives
8111
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8112
Glass and ceramics process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8113
Textile process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8114
Chemical and related process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8115
Rubber process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8116
Plastics process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8117
Metal making and treating process operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8118
Electroplaters(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8119
Other process operatives not elsewhere classified(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
812
Plant and Machine Operatives
8121
Paper and wood machine operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8122
Coal mine operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8123
Quarry workers and related operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8124
Energy plant operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8125
Metal working machine operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8126
Water and sewerage plant operatives(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8127
Printing machine assistants(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8129
Other plant and machine operatives not elsewhere classified(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
813
Assemblers and Routine Operatives
8131
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
8132
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
8133
Routine inspectors and testers
8134
Weighers, graders and sorters
8135
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
8137
Sewing machinists
8139
Other assemblers and routine operatives not elsewhere classified
814
Construction Operatives
8141
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
8142
Road construction operatives
8143
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
8149
Other construction operatives not elsewhere classified
821
Road Transport Drivers
8211
Large goods vehicle drivers(with the exception of heavy goods vehicle drivers who have-(a) a category CE or C1E driving licence, or (b) an equivalent category to a category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction).
8212
Van drivers
8213
Bus and coach drivers
8214
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
8215
Driving instructors
822
Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
8221
Crane drivers
8222
Fork-lift truck drivers
8223
Agricultural machinery drivers
8229
Other mobile machine drivers and operatives not elsewhere classified
823
Other Drivers and Transport Operatives
8231
Train and tram drivers
8232
Marine and waterways transport operatives
8233
Air transport operatives
8234
Rail transport operatives
8239
Other drivers and transport operatives not elsewhere classified
911
Elementary Agricultural Occupations
9111
Farm workers
9112
Forestry workers
9119
Other fishing and other general agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified
912
Elementary Construction Occupations
9120
Elementary construction occupations
913
Elementary Process Plant Occupations
9132
Industrial cleaning process occupations
9134
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
9139
Other elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified
921
Elementary Administration Occupations
9211
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
9219
Other elementary administration occupations not elsewhere classified
923
Elementary Cleaning Occupations
9231
Window cleaners
9232
Street cleaners
9233
Cleaners and domestics
9234
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
9235
Refuse and salvage occupations
9236
Vehicle valeters and cleaners
9239
Other elementary cleaning occupations not elsewhere classified
924
Elementary Security Occupations
9241
Security guards and related occupations
9242
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
9244
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
9249
Other elementary security occupations not elsewhere classified
925
Elementary Sales Occupations
9251
Shelf fillers
9259
Other elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified
926
Elementary Storage Occupations
9260
Elementary storage occupations
927
Other Elementary Services Occupations
9271
Hospital porters
9272
Kitchen and catering assistants
9273
Waiters and waitresses
9274
Bar staff
9275
Leisure and theme park attendants
9279
Other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified
All
Work in the private home
All
Domestic operatives
Note: “SOC-3” and “Soc-4” refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010)”
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
8 March 2018.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS,
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to provide for the following:
Documentary requirements in respect of the grant of new or renewal applications for employment permits.
Application of Sectoral Employment Orders, where relevant.
Schedule 4 not applying to the Intra Company Employment Permit.
A maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as an Executive Chef, Head Chef, Sous Chef and Chef de Partie.
Schedule 3 — changes to the list of employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
Schedule 4 — changes to the list of employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
These Regulations come into operation on 26th March 2018.
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th May, 2018.
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14, 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2017 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Regulations of 2018 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 and 2018 and shall be construed together as one.
Commencement
2. These Regulations come into operation on 21 May 2018.
Definitions
3. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2018” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 ).
Amendment of Regulation 4(3) of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 4(3)(c)(II) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “tax clearance access number and tax reference number” for “tax clearance certificate”.
Amendment of Regulation 6(3) of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 6(3)(b) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “tax clearance access number and tax reference number” for “tax clearance certificate”.
Amendment of Regulation 8 of Principal Regulations
6. Regulation 8 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 2018) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (l), by substituting “the application is made; and” for “the application is made.”, and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following subparagraph:
“(m) in the case of an application for a General Employment Permit in respect of employment as a horticulture worker, meat processor operative or dairy farm assistant, a copy of a declaration signed by the person who makes the offer of employment that that person will ensure the foreign national concerned has access to suitable accommodation and training (including language training).”, and
(b) in paragraph (3)(d)(II), by substituting “tax clearance access number and tax reference number” for “tax clearance certificate”.
Amendment of Regulation 9(2) of Principal Regulations
7. Regulation 9(2)(h) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “tax clearance access number and tax reference number” for “tax clearance certificate”.
Amendment of Regulation 29(1) of Principal Regulations
8. Regulation 29(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (c), by substituting “remuneration is €13.31,” for “remuneration is €13.31, or”,
(b) in subparagraph (d), by substituting “remuneration is €13.56,” for “remuneration is €13.56, or”, and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following subparagraph:
“(dd) in the case of employment as a horticulture worker, meat processor operative or dairy farm assistant, the minimum remuneration is €22,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €10.85, or”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
9. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 10 of the Regulations of 2018) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following paragraph:
“(5) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment—
(a) as a horticulture worker is 500,
(b) as a meat processor operative is 250, and
(c) as a dairy farm assistant is 50,
and the period during which those maximum numbers shall be granted is the period up until those maximum numbers of permits are granted.”
Amendment of Schedule 4 to Principal Regulations
10. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedule 4 the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 10
Schedule Excluded
New Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 36, 43, 61
Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018
Regulations
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17, 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 364 of 2017 ), hereby make the following regulations:
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 ), the Regulations of 2018 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 and 2018 and shall be construed together as one.
2. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2018” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 163 of 2018 ).
3. Regulation 30(5)(b) (inserted by Regulation 9 of the Regulations of 2018) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “573” for “250”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
8 August 2018.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS,
Minister for Business Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to provide for the provision of an additional 500 permits for meat processor operatives, in addition to the remaining number of such permits not issued out of the quota of 250 provided in the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018.
S.I. No. 138/2019 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th April, 2019.
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 364 of 2017), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 70 of 2018), the 2018 (No. 2) Regulations (S.I. No. 163 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 318 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 550 of 2018) and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2019.
Commencement
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 22nd April 2019.
Definitions
3. In these Regulations—
“2018 (No. 2) Regulations” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 163 of 2018);
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 95 of 2017 ).
Amendment of Regulation 4(3) of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 4(3) (as amended by Regulation 4 of the 2018 (No. 2) Regulations) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (3)(b), by substituting for clauses (I) and (II) the following:
“(I) a P30 or receipt for such return, or
(II) a statement issued by the Revenue Commissioners showing the monthly statutory return made by the employer, or the person who will make the offer of employment, or, as the case may be, the EEA contractor or connected person, dated within the 3 month period preceding the application,”, and
(b) in paragraph (3)(c), by substituting for clauses (I) to (IV) the following clauses:
“(I) an up-to-date tax clearance access number and tax reference number in respect of the person who will make the offer of employment, the employer or the connected person,
(II) copies of utility bills for the establishment’s premises dated within the period of 2 months prior to the application, and
(III) a letter from the relevant official agency confirming that the person who will make the offer of employment, the employer or the connected person, has registered its premises in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 20041 and Regulation 6 of the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ),”.
Amendment of Regulation 6(3)(a) of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 6(3)(a) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for clauses (I) and (II) the following:
“(I) a P30 or receipt for such return, or
(II) a statement issued by the Revenue Commissioners showing the monthly statutory return made by the employer, or the person who will make the offer of employment, or, as the case may be, the EEA contractor or connected person, dated within the 3 month period preceding the application”.
Amendment of Regulation 8 of Principal Regulations
6. Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (2)(f)(II)(b) (as substituted by Regulation 5(c) of the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2018), by substituting for points (A) and (B) the following:
“(A) payslips, and a copy of a P60, or a copy of or electronic access to an end of year income statement compiled by the Revenue Commissioners, demonstrating that the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made has a long history of employment as carer for the person concerned, or
(B) a notarised letter or an affidavit establishing that the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made has a long history of caring for the person concerned;”,
(b) in paragraph (3)(b), by substituting for clauses (I) and (II) the following:
“(I) a P30 or receipt for such return, or
(II) a statement issued by the Revenue Commissioners showing the monthly statutory return made by the employer, or the person who will make the offer of employment, or, as the case may be, the EEA contractor or connected person, dated within the 3 month period preceding the application;”, and
(c) in paragraph (3)(d) (as amended by Regulation 6(b) of the 2018 (No. 2) Regulations) by substituting for clauses (I) to (IV) the following clauses:
“(I) an up-to-date tax clearance access number and tax reference number in respect of the person who will make the offer of employment, the employer or the connected person,
(II) copies of utility bills for the establishment’s premises dated within the period of 2 months prior to the application, and
(III) a letter from the relevant official agency confirming that the person who will make the offer of employment, the employer or the connected person, has registered its premises in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 20041 and Regulation 6 of the European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ).”.
Amendment of Regulation 9(2) of Principal Regulations
7. Regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (2) (as amended by Regulation 7 of the 2018 (No. 2) Regulations), by substituting for subparagraph (e) the following:
“(e) a copy of a P60, or a copy of or electronic access to an end of year income statement compiled by the Revenue Commissioners, for each year that he or she has been employed pursuant to the employment permit, or, if the P60, or a copy of, or electronic access to, an end of year income statement compiled by the Revenue Commissioners is not available, the P21 issued in respect of the permit holder;”, and
(b) in paragraph (3)(a), by substituting for clauses (I) and (II) the following:
“(I) a P30 or receipt for such return, or
(II) a statement issued by the Revenue Commissioners showing the monthly statutory return made by the employer, or the person who will make the offer of employment, or, as the case may be, the EEA contractor or connected person, dated within the 3 month period preceding the application; and”.
Amendment of Regulation 13(2)(c) of Principal Regulations
8. Regulation 13(2)(c) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for clauses (i) and (ii) the following:
“(i) a P30 or receipt for such return,
(ii) a statement issued by the Revenue Commissioners showing the monthly statutory return made by the employer, or the person who will make the offer of employment, or, as the case may be, the EEA contractor or connected person, dated within the 3 month period preceding the application, or”.
Amendment of Regulation 14(2) of Principal Regulations
9. Regulation 14(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for subparagraph (b) the following:
“(b) the P45 issued to the foreign national, or evidence of the employment record held by the Revenue Commissioners indicating the end date of the employment following the foreign national’s redundancy.”.
Amendment of Regulation 29(1)(c) of Principal Regulations
10. Regulation 29(1)(c) (as amended by Regulation 8(a) of the 2018 (No. 2) Regulations) is amended by inserting “, apart from English,” after “fluent in the official language”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
11. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 2 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (3), by deleting “at that level” in each place where it occurs,
(b) by substituting for paragraph (4) the following:
“(4) No more than two General Employment Permits under paragraph (3) may be in force at the same time in respect of employment in a particular establishment.”, and
(c) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following paragraphs:
“(6) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as transport and distribution clerks or assistants is 300, and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.
(7) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment—
(a) as a plasterer is 250, and
(b) as a bricklayer is 250
and, in both cases, the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.
Amendment of Schedules 2, 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
12. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedules 2, 3 and 4 the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Schedule
New Schedules 2, 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
S.I. No. 333/2019 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14, 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 364 of 2017), hereby make the following regulations:
Part 1
Preliminary
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 70 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 163 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 318 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 550 of 2018), the Regulations of 2019 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2019.
Commencement
2. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations come into operation on the making of these Regulations.
(2) Regulations 6, 7, 9 and 10 come into operation on 1 January 2020.
Definitions
3. In these Regulations –
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2019” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2019 ).
Amendment of Regulation 8 of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 8(2)(b) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “6” for “12”.
Amendment of Regulation 10 of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting “, or 120 days where the person who makes the offer of employment is an academic or 3rd level institution,” after “90 days”.
Amendment of Regulation 18 of Principal Regulations
6. Regulation 18(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by substituting “€32,000” for “€30,000”,
(b) by substituting “€15.78” for “€14.79”,
(c) by substituting “€64,000” for “€60,000”, and
(d) by substituting “€31.56” for “€29.58”.
Amendment of Regulation 20 of Principal Regulations
7. Regulation 20 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by substituting “€64,000” for “€60,000”, and
(b) by substituting “€32,000” for “€30,000”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
8. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 11 of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (1), by substituting “300” for “160”, and
(b) in paragraph (5)(c), by substituting “101” for “50”.
Amendment of Regulation 31 of Principal Regulations
9.Regulation 31 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), by substituting “28” for “14”, and
(b) in paragraph (3)(b), by substituting “€64,000” for “€60,000”.
Amendment of Regulation 44 of Principal Regulations
10. Regulation 44 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (1)(a), by substituting “28” for “14”, and
(b) in paragraph (3)(b), by substituting “€64,000” for “€60,000”.
Amendment of Schedule 3 to Principal Regulations
11. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedule 3 the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Schedule
New Schedule 3 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Schedule 3
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
SOC-3
Employment category
SOC-4
Employments
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2112
•Medical laboratory scientists
•Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
212
Engineering Professionals
2121
•Civil engineers
2122
Mechanical engineers specialising in:
•Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
•Mechanical engineering (especially polymer engineering skills in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices or green economy), or
•Chemical process engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•BIM, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2123
Electrical engineers specialising in:
•Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•BIM, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in:
•Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in:
•Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
•Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:
•Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
•Chemical process engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2129
Material scientists
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
213
2133
IT specialist managers
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2213
Industrial Pharmacists
2217
•Radiographers
•Radiation therapists
•Vascular technologists/physiologists
•Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists
2219
•Audiologists
•Perfusionists
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
•Registered Nurses (RGN, MHN, ID and Children’s nurses)
•Clinical Nurse Specialists
•Clinical Nurse Managers
•Advanced Nursing Practitioners
2232
•Registered Midwives
•Clinical Midwife Specialists
•Clinical Midwife Managers
•Advanced Midwife Practitioners
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Orthoptists
321
Health Associate Professionals
3218
•Prosthetists
•Orthotists
•Respiratory physiologist
3213
•PHECC registered Paramedics
•PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned—
•is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997), the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006) and the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018), or
•involves delivering a programme largely or wholly concerned with information and communications technology, which leads to a major award at QQI level 8 and/or level 9 as validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
•Chartered and certified accountants and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency, or financial management, or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
•Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services.
•Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
243
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors
2433
Quantity surveyors
2436
Construction project managers
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
•Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
•Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
•Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
•Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3442
High performance coaches and directors employed by
•National sports organisations, or
•High profile sports organisations engaging in international competition
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
4 July 2019.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017-2019 to provide for the following:
•An increase in the minimum annual remuneration thresholds for Critical Skills Employment Permits.
•The extension of the period a vacancy must be advertised on the websites hosted by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
•Extension to the period after an offer of employment or publication of notice within which an application must be made for academic/3rd level institutions
•An adjustment of the maximum limit of General Employment Permits which may be granted in respect of Dairy Farm Assistant to 101
•An adjustment of the maximum limit of General Employment Permits which may be granted in respect of Boner (Meat), to 300
•Inclusion of private educational institutions on Schedule 3 for Teaching and Educational Professionals in ICT programmes plus technical amendment to Schedule 3
•Shorten the required period of validity remaining on foreign national’s passport
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019.
These Regulations come into operation on signing, save for Regulations 6, 7, 9 and 10 which come into operation on 1 January 2020.
S.I. No. 633/2019 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th December, 2019.
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17, 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 364 of 2017), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019.
(2) The collective citation “the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2019” includes these Regulations.
Commencement
2. These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2020.
Definitions
3. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2018” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 70 of 2018);
“Regulations of 2019” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 333 of 2019).
Amendment of Regulation 8 of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 8(2)(g) (as amended by Regulation 5(d) of the Regulations of 2018) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for clause (II) the following:
“(II) in the case of an application for a Critical Skills Employment Permit, General Employment Permit or Sport and Cultural Employment Permit in respect of employment as—
(A) an executive chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience,
(B) a head chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience,
(C) a sous chef with a minimum of 5 years’ experience,
(D) a chef de partie with a minimum of 2 years’ experience, or
(E) a commis chef with a minimum of 2 years’ experience,
a statement from the person who makes the offer of employment confirming that the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made shall be employed in an establishment other than a fast food outlet;”.
Amendment of Regulation 20 of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 20 (as amended by Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (2) the following:
“(2) In the case of a Critical Skills Employment Permit for an employment for which the minimum annual remuneration is €32,000, the qualification required in respect of that employment is—
(a) a third level degree relevant to the employment concerned, or
(b) in the case of a nurse or midwife, a third level degree or diploma accepted by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland as a sufficient qualification for registration to practice as a nurse or midwife in the State.”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations
6. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 8 of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (2), by substituting “213” for “120”,
(b) by deleting paragraphs (3) and (4), and
(c) in paragraph (5)(b), by substituting “1000” for “751”.
Amendment of Schedules 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
7. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedules 3 and 4 the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 7
Schedule
New Schedules 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Schedule 3
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
SOC-3
Employment category
SOC-4
Employments
112
Production Managers and Directors
1122
Site Manager
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2112
• Medical laboratory scientists
• Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
212
Engineering Professionals
2121
• Civil Engineers
• Structural Engineers and Site Engineers
2122
Mechanical engineers
2123
Electrical engineers
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in:
• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in:
• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:
• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
• Chemical process engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2129
• Material scientists
• Setting Out Engineer
• Façade Designer
213
Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
2133
IT specialist managers
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2213
Industrial Pharmacists
2217
• Radiographers
• Radiation therapists
• Vascular technologists/physiologists
• Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists
2219
• Audiologists
• Perfusionists
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Orthoptists
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
• Registered Nurses (RGN, MHN, ID and Children’s nurses)
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Clinical Nurse Managers
• Advanced Nursing Practitioners
2232
• Registered Midwives
• Clinical Midwife Specialists
• Clinical Midwife Managers
• Advanced Midwife Practitioners
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned
• is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997), the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006) and the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); or
• involves delivering a programme largely or wholly concerned with information and communications technology, which leads to a major award at QQI level 8 and/or level 9 as validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
• Chartered and certified accountants, and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency or financial management or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
• Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services.
• Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
243
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors
2431
Architect
2433
Quantity surveyors
2435
Architectural Technologist
2436
Construction project managers
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
321
Health Associate Professionals
3213
• PHECC registered Paramedics
• PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
3218
• Prosthetists
• Orthotists
• Respiratory physiologist
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
• Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3442
High performance coaches and directors employed by
• National sports organisations, or
• High profile sports organisations engaging in international competition
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).
Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, and 61
Schedule 4
Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted
SOC-3
Categories of employment
SOC-4
Employment
122
Managers in Hospitality and Leisure Services
1221
Hotel and accommodation managers
1223
Restaurant and catering establishment managers
1224
Publicans and managers of licensed premises
1225
Leisure and sports facilities managers
1226
Travel agency managers
124
Managers in Health and Care Services
1242
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers
125
Managers in Other Services
1251
Property, housing and estate managers
1252
Garage managers
1253
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers
1254
Shopkeepers – wholesale and retail
1255
Waste disposal and environmental services managers
1259
Other managers in other services not elsewhere classified (includes Betting shop manager, Graphic design manager, Library manager, Plant hire manager, Production manager)
(with the exception of Safety Manager)
222
Therapy Professionals
2221
Physiotherapists
(with the exception of a physiotherapist affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
2222
Occupational therapists
2223
Speech and language therapists
2229
Other therapy professionals not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of orthoptists, and chiropractors who are members of the Chiropractic Association of Ireland)
244
Welfare Professionals
2442
Social workers
2443
Probation officers
2449
Other welfare professionals not elsewhere classified
312
Draughtspersons and Related Architectural Technicians
3121
Town planning technicians
321
Health Associate Professionals
3216
Dispensing opticians
3217
Pharmaceutical technicians
3218
Dental technicians only
3219
Other health associate professionals not elsewhere classified (includes Acupuncturists, Homeopaths, Hypnotherapists, Massage therapists, Reflexologists, Sports therapists)
323
Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals
3231
Youth and community workers
3233
Child and early years officers
3234
Housing officers
3235
Counsellors
3239
Other welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
331
Protective Service Occupations
3311
NCOs and other ranks
3312
Police officers (sergeant and below)
3313
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
3314
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
3315
Police community support officers
3319
Other protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3443
Fitness instructors
352
Legal Associate Professionals
3520
Legal associate professionals
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a State which is not a member of the EEA and who has market knowledge of that non-EEA state)
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3544
Estate agents and auctioneers
3546
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
356
Public Services and Other Associate Professionals
3561
Public services associate professionals
3563
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
(with the exception of mobility instructors for the visually impaired)
3564
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
(with the exception of career guidance teachers in secondary schools)
3565
Inspectors of standards and regulations
3567
Health and safety officers
(with the exception of Construction Safety Officers)
411
Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations
4112
National government administrative occupations
4113
Local government administrative occupations
412
Administrative Occupations: Finance
4121
Credit controllers
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, in a role in credit control where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA in a role in accounts payable where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4123
Bank and post office clerks
4124
Finance officers
4129
Other financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
413
Administrative Occupations: Records
4131
Records clerks and assistants
4132
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
4133
Stock control clerks and assistants
4135
Library clerks and assistants
4138
Human resources administrative occupations
415
Other Administrative Occupations
4151
Sales administrators
4159
Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
416
Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors
4161
Office managers
4162
Office supervisors
421
Secretarial and Related Occupations
4211
Medical secretaries
4212
Legal secretaries
4213
School secretaries
4214
Company secretaries
4215
Personal assistants and other secretaries
4216
Receptionists
4217
Typists and related keyboard occupations
511
Agricultural and Related Trades
5111
Farmers
5112
Horticultural trades
5113
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
5114
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
5119
Other agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified
521
Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades
5211
Smiths and forge workers
5212
Moulders, core makers and die casters
5214
Metal plate workers, and riveters
523
Vehicle Trades
5231
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
(with the exception of vehicle technicians and mechanics affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
5232
Vehicle body builders and repairers
5234
Vehicle paint technicians
5236
Boat and ship builders and repairers
5237
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
524
Electrical and Electronic Trades
5241
Electricians and electrical fitters
5244
TV, video and audio engineers
5249
Other electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified
525
Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors
5250
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
531
Construction and building trades
5312
Masons
5313
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
5314
Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers
5315
Carpenters and joiners
(with the exception of shuttering carpenters)
5319
Other construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
532
Building Finishing Trades
5322
Floorers and wall tilers
5323
Painters and decorators
533
Construction and Building Trades Supervisors
5330
Construction and building trades supervisors
(with the exception of Foreman)
541
Textiles and Garments Trades
5411
Weavers and knitters
5412
Upholsterers
5413
Footwear and leather working trades
5414
Tailors and dressmakers
5419
Other textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified
542
Printing Trades
5421
Pre-press technicians
5422
Printers
5423
Print finishing and binding workers
543
Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades
5431
Butchers
(with the exception of boners (meat))
5432
Bakers and flour confectioners
5433
Fishmongers and poultry dressers
5434
Chefs
(with the exception of –
• Executive Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Head Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Sous Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Chef de Partie with minimum of 2 years’ experience
• Commis Chef with minimum of 2 years’ experience
who will be employed in establishments other than fast food outlets)
5435
Cooks
5436
Catering and bar managers
544
Other Skilled Trades
5441
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
5442
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
5443
Florists
5449
All other skilled trades not elsewhere classified
612
Childcare and Related Personal Services
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants
6122
Childminders and related occupations
6125
Teaching assistants
6126
Educational support assistants
613
Animal Care and Control Services
6131
Veterinary nurses
6132
Pest control officers
6139
Other animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified (includes work riders)
614
Caring Personal Services
6141
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
6142
Ambulance staff
(with the exception of paramedics)
6143
Dental nurses
6144
Houseparents and residential wardens
6145
Care workers and home carers
(with the exception of a carer in a private home)
6146
Senior care workers
6147
Care escorts
6148
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
621
Leisure and Travel Services
6211
Sports and leisure assistants
6212
Travel agents
6214
Air travel assistants
6215
Rail travel assistants
6219
Other leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of tourist guides fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA)
622
Hairdressers and Related Services
6221
Hairdressers, barbers, and related occupations
6222
Beauticians and related occupations
623
Housekeeping and Related Services
6231
Housekeepers and related occupations
6232
Caretakers
624
Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors
6240
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
711
Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers
7111
Sales and retail assistants
7112
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
7113
Telephone salespersons
7114
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
7115
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
712
Sales Related Occupations
7121
Collector salespersons and credit agents
7122
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
7123
Roundspersons and van salespersons
7124
Market and street traders and assistants
7125
Merchandisers and window dressers
7129
Other sales related occupations not elsewhere classified
713
Sales Supervisors
7130
Sales supervisors
721
Customer Service Occupations
7211
Call and contact centre occupations
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency and is in—
• a customer service and sales role with relevant product knowledge,
• a specialist online digital marketing and sales role, or
• a specialist language support and technical sales support role)
7213
Telephonists
7214
Communication operators
7215
Market research interviewers
7219
Other customer service occupations not elsewhere classified
722
Customer Service Managers and Supervisors
7220
Customer service managers and supervisors
811
Process Operatives
8111
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative and Meat processor operative)
8112
Glass and ceramics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8113
Textile process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8114
Chemical and related process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8115
Rubber process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8116
Plastics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8117
Metal making and treating process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8118
Electroplaters
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8119
Other process operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
812
Plant and Machine Operatives
8121
Paper and wood machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8122
Coal mine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8123
Quarry workers and related operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8124
Energy plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8125
Metal working machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8126
Water and sewerage plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8127
Printing machine assistants
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8129
Other plant and machine operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
813
Assemblers and Routine Operatives
8131
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
8132
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
8133
Routine inspectors and testers
8134
Weighers, graders and sorters
8135
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
8137
Sewing machinists
8139
Other assemblers and routine operatives not elsewhere classified
814
Construction Operatives
8142
Road construction operatives
8143
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
8149
Other construction operatives not elsewhere classified
821
Road Transport Drivers
8211
Large goods vehicle drivers
(with the exception of heavy goods vehicle drivers who have-
• a category CE or C1E driving licence, or
• an equivalent category to a category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction).
8212
Van drivers
8213
Bus and coach drivers
8214
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
8215
Driving instructors
822
Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
8222
Fork-lift truck drivers
8223
Agricultural machinery drivers
8229
Other mobile machine drivers and operatives not elsewhere classified
823
Other Drivers and Transport Operatives
8231
Train and tram drivers
8232
Marine and waterways transport operatives
8233
Air transport operatives
8234
Rail transport operatives
8239
Other drivers and transport operatives not elsewhere classified
911
Elementary Agricultural Occupations
9111
Farm workers
(with the exception of dairy farm assistants)
9112
Forestry workers
9119
Other fishing and other general agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of horticulture worker)
912
Elementary Construction Occupations
9120
Elementary construction occupations
913
Elementary Process Plant Occupations
9132
Industrial cleaning process occupations
9134
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
9139
Other elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified
921
Elementary Administration Occupations
9211
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
9219
Other elementary administration occupations not elsewhere classified
923
Elementary Cleaning Occupations
9231
Window cleaners
9232
Street cleaners
9233
Cleaners and domestics
9234
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
9235
Refuse and salvage occupations
9236
Vehicle valeters and cleaners
9239
Other elementary cleaning occupations not elsewhere classified
924
Elementary Security Occupations
9241
Security guards and related occupations
9242
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
9244
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
9249
Other elementary security occupations not elsewhere classified
925
Elementary Sales Occupations
9251
Shelf fillers
9259
Other elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified
926
Elementary Storage Occupations
9260
Elementary storage occupations
927
Other Elementary Services Occupations
9271
Hospital porters
9272
Kitchen and catering assistants
9273
Waiters and waitresses
9274
Bar staff
9275
Leisure and theme park attendants
9279
Other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified
All
Work in the private home
All
Domestic operatives
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
12 December 2019.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to provide for the following:
• the removal of commis chef from Schedule 4
• to remove the quota of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a chef as listed in Schedule 4 and to remove the number of General Employment Permits that may be in force in respect of employment as a chef in a particular establishment;
• to facilitate eligibility for Critical Skills Employment Permits in respect of qualified, registered Nursing Board of Ireland nurses and midwives;
• an adjustment of the maximum limit of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a heavy goods vehicle driver; and
• an adjustment of the maximum limit of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a meat processing operative.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019.
S.I. No. 156/2020 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2020
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17, 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 364 of 2017), hereby make the following regulations:
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 ), the Regulations of 2018, the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 318 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 550 of 2018 ), the Regulations of 2019, the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 333 of 2019 ), the Regulations (No. 3) of 2019 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2020.
2. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2019” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2019 );
“Regulations (No. 3) of 2019” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 633 of 2019 ).
3. Regulation 4 (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (2).
4. Regulation 6 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (2).
5. Regulation 20 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations (No. 3) of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (2) the following:
“(2) In the case of a Critical Skills Employment Permit for an employment for which the minimum annual remuneration is €32,000, the qualification required in respect of that employment is—
(a) in the case of a nurse or midwife, a third level degree or diploma accepted by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland as a sufficient qualification for registration to practice as a nurse or midwife in the State,
(b) in the case of a radiographer, a third level degree or diploma accepted by the Radiographers Registration Board at CORU as a sufficient qualification for registration to practice as a radiographer in the State, or
(c) in any other case, a third level degree relevant to the employment concerned.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
1 May 2020.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to provide for the following:
• to remove the requirement for the signed signature page to be submitted in hard copy for trusted partner registration applications;
• to remove the requirement for the signed signature page to be submitted in hard copy in trusted partner registration renewal applications;
• to facilitate eligibility for Critical Skills Employment Permits in respect of qualified radiographers registered with the Radiographers Registration Board at CORU;
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
S.I. No. 510/2020 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
I, LEO VARADKAR, Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 364 of 2017), hereby make the following regulations:
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
(2) The collective citation “the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2020” includes these Regulations.
2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 ).
3. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedule 3 (as amended by Regulation 7 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 633 of 2019 )) the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
4. Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph 4 the following paragraph:
“5. Vulcanus in Europe Programme (Ireland)”.
Regulation 3
Schedule
New Schedule 3 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Schedule 3
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
SOC-3
Employment category
SOC-4
Employments
112
Production Managers and Directors
1122
Site Manager
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2112
• Medical laboratory scientists
• Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
212
Engineering Professionals
2121
• Civil Engineers
• Structural Engineers and Site Engineers
2122
Mechanical engineers
2123
Electrical engineers
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in:
• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in:
• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:
• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
• Chemical process engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2129
• Material scientists
• Setting Out Engineer
• Façade Designer
213
Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
2133
IT specialist managers
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2213
Industrial Pharmacists
2217
• Radiographers
• Radiation therapists
• Vascular technologists/physiologists
• Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists
2219
• Audiologists
• Perfusionists
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Orthoptists
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
Registered Nurses
2232
Registered Midwives
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned
• is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997), the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006) and the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); or
• involves delivering a programme largely or wholly concerned with information and communications technology, which leads to a major award at QQI level 8 and/or level 9 as validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
• Chartered and certified accountants, and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency or financial management or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
• Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services.
• Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
243
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors
2431
Architect
2433
Quantity surveyors
2435
Architectural Technologist
2436
Construction project managers
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
321
Health Associate Professionals
3213
• PHECC registered Paramedics
• PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
3218
• Prosthetists
• Orthotists
• Respiratory physiologist
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
• Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3442
High performance coaches and directors employed by
• National sports organisations, or
• High profile sports organisations engaging in international competition
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
22 October, 2020.
LEO VARADKAR,
Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to provide for the following:
• An amendment to simplify the wording with regard to eligible nurses and midwives listed in Schedule 3
• To add an exchange agreement to the list in Schedule 5
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
S.I. No. 286/2021 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2021
I, DAMIEN ENGLISH, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17, 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 579 of 2020 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (No. 163 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 318 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 550 of 2018 ), the Regulations of 2019, the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 333 of 2019 ), the Regulations (No. 3) of 2019, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 156 of 2020 ), the Regulations of 2020 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2021.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations (No. 3) of 2019 means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 633 of 2019 );
“Regulations of 2019” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2019 );
“Regulations of 2020” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 510 of 2020 ).
Amendment of Regulation 8(2) of Principal Regulations
3. Regulation 8(2) (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations (No. 3) of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (l), by substituting “the application is made;” for “the application is made; and”,
(b) in subparagraph (m), by substituting “(including language training); and” for “(including language training).”, and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (m) the following subparagraph:
“(n) in the case of an application for employment as a healthcare assistant, where the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made has been in employment in the State on an employment permit as a healthcare assistant for two years or more, a copy of the foreign national’s relevant Level 5 Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) qualification.”.
Amendment of Regulation 9(2) of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 9(2) (as amended by Regulation 7(a) of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (k), by substituting “as may be required;” for “as may be required; and”,
(b) in subparagraph (l), by substituting “permit holder; and” for “permit holder.”, and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following subparagraph:
“(m) in the case of an application for employment as a healthcare assistant, where the permit holder in respect of whom the application is made has been in employment in the State on an employment permit as a healthcare assistant for two years or more, a copy of the permit holder’s relevant Level 5 Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) qualification.”.
Amendment of Regulation 29(1) of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 29(1) (as amended by Regulation 10 of the Regulations of 2019) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for subparagraphs (dd) and (e) the following subparagraphs:
“(e) in the case of employment as a horticulture worker, meat processor operative or dairy farm assistant, the minimum remuneration is €22,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €10.85,
(f) in the case of employment as a healthcare assistant, the minimum remuneration is €27,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €13.31, or
(g) in any other case, the minimum annual remuneration is €30,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €14.79.”.
Amendment of Schedule 2 to Principal Regulations
6. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Part B of Schedule 2 (as amended by Regulation 12 of the Regulations of 2019) the following:
“Part B
Regulatory bodies or Government Minister from which or whom a copy of the registration or recognition of qualifications is required
Profession
Regulatory body or Minister of Government
responsible for registration or recognition of qualifications
Dentist
Dental Council
Radiographer & Radiation Therapist
Radiographers Registration Board, CORU
Specialist dentist in oral surgery
Register of Dental Specialists (Division of Oral Surgery) — Dental Council
Specialist dentist in orthodontics
Register of Dental Specialists (Division of Orthodontics) — Dental Council
Clinical dental technician
Register of Clinical Dental Technicians — Dental Council
Dental hygienist
Register of Dental Hygienists — Dental Council
Dental nurse
Register of Dental Nurses — Dental Council
Dietitian
Dietitians Registration Board, CORU
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapists Registration Board, CORU
Psychologist
Minister for Health
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board, CORU
Biochemist
Minister for Health
Chiropodist/Podiatrist
Minister for Health
Environmental Health Officer
Minister for Health
Social Worker
Social Workers Registration Board, CORU
Medical Scientist
Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapists Registration Board, CORU
Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic & Advanced Paramedic
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Optometrist & Dispensing Optician
Optical Registration Board, CORU
Veterinary Practitioner & Veterinary Nurse
Veterinary Council of Ireland
”.
Amendment of Schedules 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
7. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedules 3 (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2020) and 4 (as amended by Regulation 7 of the Regulations (No. 3) of 2019) the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 7
Schedule
New Schedules 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Schedule 3
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
SOC-3
Employment category
SOC-4
Employments
112
Production Managers and Directors
1122
Site Manager
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2112
• Medical laboratory scientists
• Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
212
Engineering Professionals
2121
• Civil Engineers
• Structural Engineers and Site Engineers
2122
Mechanical engineers
2123
Electrical engineers
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in:
• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in:
• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
• Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:
• Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
• Chemical process engineering, or
• Process automation engineering, or
• Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
• Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2129
• Material scientists
• Setting Out Engineer
• Façade Designer
213
Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
2133
IT specialist managers
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2213
Industrial Pharmacists
2217
• Radiographers
• Radiation therapists
• Vascular technologists/physiologists
• Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists
2219
• Audiologists
• Perfusionists
• Dietician
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Orthoptists
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
Registered Nurses
2232
Registered Midwives
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned
• is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997), the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006) and the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); or
• involves delivering a programme largely or wholly concerned with information and communications technology, which leads to a major award at QQI level 8 and/or level 9 as validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
• Chartered and certified accountants, and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency or financial management or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
• Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services.
• Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
243
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors
2431
Architect
2433
Quantity surveyors
2435
Architectural Technologist
2436
Construction project managers
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
321
Health Associate Professionals
3213
• PHECC registered Paramedics
• PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
3218
• Prosthetists
• Orthotists
• Respiratory physiologist
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
• Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3442
High performance coaches and directors employed by
• National sports organisations, or
• High profile sports organisations engaging in international competition
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, and 61
Schedule 4
Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted
SOC-3
Categories of employment
SOC-4
Employment
122
Managers in Hospitality and Leisure Services
1221
Hotel and accommodation managers
1223
Restaurant and catering establishment managers
1224
Publicans and managers of licensed premises
1225
Leisure and sports facilities managers
1226
Travel agency managers
124
Managers in Health and Care Services
1242
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers
125
Managers in Other Services
1251
Property, housing and estate managers
1252
Garage managers
1253
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers
1254
Shopkeepers – wholesale and retail
1255
Waste disposal and environmental services managers
1259
Other managers in other services not elsewhere classified (includes Betting shop manager, Graphic design manager, Library manager, Plant hire manager, Production manager) (with the exception of Safety Manager)
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Other therapy professionals not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of orthoptists, and chiropractors who are members of the Chiropractic Association of Ireland)
244
Welfare Professionals
2443
Probation officers
2449
Other welfare professionals not elsewhere classified
312
Draughtspersons and Related Architectural Technicians
3121
Town planning technicians
321
Health Associate Professionals
3216
Dispensing opticians
3217
Pharmaceutical technicians
3218
Dental technicians only
3219
Other health associate professionals not elsewhere classified (includes Acupuncturists, Homeopaths, Hypnotherapists, Massage therapists, Reflexologists, Sports therapists)
323
Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals
3231
Youth and community workers
3233
Child and early years officers
3234
Housing officers
3235
Counsellors
3239
Other welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
331
Protective Service Occupations
3311
NCOs and other ranks
3312
Police officers (sergeant and below)
3313
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
3314
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
3315
Police community support officers
3319
Other protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3443
Fitness instructors
352
Legal Associate Professionals
3520
Legal associate professionals
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a State which is not a member of the EEA and who has market knowledge of that non-EEA state)
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3544
Estate agents and auctioneers
3546
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
356
Public Services and Other Associate Professionals
3561
Public services associate professionals
3563
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
(with the exception of mobility instructors for the visually impaired)
3564
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
(with the exception of career guidance teachers in secondary schools)
3565
Inspectors of standards and regulations
3567
Health and safety officers
(with the exception of Construction Safety Officers)
411
Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations
4112
National government administrative occupations
4113
Local government administrative occupations
412
Administrative Occupations: Finance
4121
Credit controllers
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, in a role in credit control where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA in a role in accounts payable where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4123
Bank and post office clerks
4124
Finance officers
4129
Other financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
413
Administrative Occupations: Records
4131
Records clerks and assistants
4132
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
4133
Stock control clerks and assistants
4135
Library clerks and assistants
4138
Human resources administrative occupations
415
Other Administrative Occupations
4151
Sales administrators
4159
Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
416
Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors
4161
Office managers
4162
Office supervisors
421
Secretarial and Related Occupations
4211
Medical secretaries
4212
Legal secretaries
4213
School secretaries
4214
Company secretaries
4215
Personal assistants and other secretaries
4216
Receptionists
4217
Typists and related keyboard occupations
511
Agricultural and Related Trades
5111
Farmers
5112
Horticultural trades
5113
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
5114
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
5119
Other agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified
521
Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades
5211
Smiths and forge workers
5212
Moulders, core makers and die casters
5214
Metal plate workers, and riveters
523
Vehicle Trades
5231
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
(with the exception of vehicle technicians and mechanics affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
5232
Vehicle body builders and repairers
5234
Vehicle paint technicians
5236
Boat and ship builders and repairers
5237
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
524
Electrical and Electronic Trades
5241
Electricians and electrical fitters
5244
TV, video and audio engineers
5249
Other electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified
525
Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors
5250
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
531
Construction and building trades
5312
Masons
5313
Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
5314
Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers
5315
Carpenters and joiners
(with the exception of shuttering carpenters)
5319
Other construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
532
Building Finishing Trades
5322
Floorers and wall tilers
5323
Painters and decorators
533
Construction and Building Trades Supervisors
5330
Construction and building trades supervisors
(with the exception of Foreman)
541
Textiles and Garments Trades
5411
Weavers and knitters
5412
Upholsterers
5413
Footwear and leather working trades
5414
Tailors and dressmakers
5419
Other textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified
542
Printing Trades
5421
Pre-press technicians
5422
Printers
5423
Print finishing and binding workers
543
Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades
5431
Butchers
(with the exception of boners (meat))
5432
Bakers and flour confectioners
5433
Fishmongers and poultry dressers
5434
Chefs
(with the exception of –
• Executive Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Head Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Sous Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Chef de Partie with minimum of 2 years’ experience
• Commis Chef with minimum of 2 years’ experience
who will be employed in establishments other than fast food outlets)
5435
Cooks
5436
Catering and bar managers
544
Other Skilled Trades
5441
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
5442
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
5443
Florists
5449
All other skilled trades not elsewhere classified
612
Childcare and Related Personal Services
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants
6122
Childminders and related occupations
6125
Teaching assistants
6126
Educational support assistants
613
Animal Care and Control Services
6131
Veterinary nurses
6132
Pest control officers
6139
Other animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified (includes work riders)
614
Caring Personal Services
6142
Ambulance staff
(with the exception of paramedics)
6143
Dental nurses
6144
Houseparents and residential wardens
6145
Care workers and home carers
(with the exception of a carer in a private home)
6146
Senior care workers
6147
Care escorts
6148
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
621
Leisure and Travel Services
6211
Sports and leisure assistants
6212
Travel agents
6214
Air travel assistants
6215
Rail travel assistants
6219
Other leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of tourist guides fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA)
622
Hairdressers and Related Services
6221
Hairdressers, barbers, and related occupations
6222
Beauticians and related occupations
623
Housekeeping and Related Services
6231
Housekeepers and related occupations
6232
Caretakers
624
Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors
6240
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
711
Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers
7111
Sales and retail assistants
7112
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
7113
Telephone salespersons
7114
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
7115
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
712
Sales Related Occupations
7121
Collector salespersons and credit agents
7122
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
7123
Roundspersons and van salespersons
7124
Market and street traders and assistants
7125
Merchandisers and window dressers
7129
Other sales related occupations not elsewhere classified
713
Sales Supervisors
7130
Sales supervisors
721
Customer Service Occupations
7211
Call and contact centre occupations
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency and is in—
• a customer service and sales role with relevant product knowledge,
• a specialist online digital marketing and sales role, or
• a specialist language support and technical sales support role)
7213
Telephonists
7214
Communication operators
7215
Market research interviewers
7219
Other customer service occupations not elsewhere classified
722
Customer Service Managers and Supervisors
7220
Customer service managers and supervisors
811
Process Operatives
8111
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative and Meat processor operative)
8112
Glass and ceramics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8113
Textile process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8114
Chemical and related process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8115
Rubber process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8116
Plastics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8117
Metal making and treating process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8118
Electroplaters
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8119
Other process operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
812
Plant and Machine Operatives
8121
Paper and wood machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8122
Coal mine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8123
Quarry workers and related operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8124
Energy plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8125
Metal working machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8126
Water and sewerage plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8127
Printing machine assistants
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8129
Other plant and machine operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
813
Assemblers and Routine Operatives
8131
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
8132
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
8133
Routine inspectors and testers
8134
Weighers, graders and sorters
8135
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
8137
Sewing machinists
8139
Other assemblers and routine operatives not elsewhere classified
814
Construction Operatives
8142
Road construction operatives
8143
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
8149
Other construction operatives not elsewhere classified
821
Road Transport Drivers
8211
Large goods vehicle drivers
(with the exception of heavy goods vehicle drivers who have-
• a category CE or C1E driving licence, or
• an equivalent category to a category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction).
8212
Van drivers
8213
Bus and coach drivers
8214
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
8215
Driving instructors
822
Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
8222
Fork-lift truck drivers
8223
Agricultural machinery drivers
8229
Other mobile machine drivers and operatives not elsewhere classified
823
Other Drivers and Transport Operatives
8231
Train and tram drivers
8232
Marine and waterways transport operatives
8233
Air transport operatives
8234
Rail transport operatives
8239
Other drivers and transport operatives not elsewhere classified
911
Elementary Agricultural Occupations
9111
Farm workers
(with the exception of dairy farm assistants)
9112
Forestry workers
9119
Other fishing and other general agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of horticulture worker)
912
Elementary Construction Occupations
9120
Elementary construction occupations
913
Elementary Process Plant Occupations
9132
Industrial cleaning process occupations
9134
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
9139
Other elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified
921
Elementary Administration Occupations
9211
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
9219
Other elementary administration occupations not elsewhere classified
923
Elementary Cleaning Occupations
9231
Window cleaners
9232
Street cleaners
9233
Cleaners and domestics
9234
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
9235
Refuse and salvage occupations
9236
Vehicle valeters and cleaners
9239
Other elementary cleaning occupations not elsewhere classified
924
Elementary Security Occupations
9241
Security guards and related occupations
9242
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
9244
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
9249
Other elementary security occupations not elsewhere classified
925
Elementary Sales Occupations
9251
Shelf fillers
9259
Other elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified
926
Elementary Storage Occupations
9260
Elementary storage occupations
927
Other Elementary Services Occupations
9271
Hospital porters
9272
Kitchen and catering assistants
9273
Waiters and waitresses
9274
Bar staff
9275
Leisure and theme park attendants
9279
Other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified
All
Work in the private home
All
Domestic operatives
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
GIVEN under my hand,
14 June 2021
DAMIEN ENGLISH,
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to—
• add Dietician to Schedule 3,
• remove Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Social Worker and Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants (Health Care Assistant) from Schedule 4,
• set the minimum annual remuneration applicable for the grant of applications for healthcare assistant,
• insert qualification requirements for healthcare assistant, and
• update Schedule 2, Part B.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
S.I. No. 559/2021 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
I, DAMIEN ENGLISH, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14, 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17, 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 579 of 2020 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.
(2) The collection citation “the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2021” includes these Regulations.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2021” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 286 of 2021 ).
Amendment of Regulation 8(2) of Principal Regulations
3. Regulation 8(2) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2021) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (m)—
(i) by substituting “horticulture worker or meat processor operative” for “horticulture worker, meat processor operative or dairy farm assistant”, and
(ii) by substituting “(including language training);” for “(including language training); and”,
(b) in subparagraph (n), by substituting “qualification; and” for “qualification.”, and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (n) the following subparagraph:
“(o) in the case of an application for employment as—
(i) a catering and bar manager,
(ii) a hotel and accommodation manager,
(iii) a restaurant and catering establishments manager, or
(iv) a publican and manager of licensed premises,
evidence of a relevant third level qualification in hospitality management and 5 years’ experience in such employment.”.
Amendment of Regulation 29 of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 29(1)(e) (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 2021) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “horticulture worker or meat processor operative” for “horticulture worker, meat processor operative or dairy farm assistant”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 6 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 633 of 2019 ) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (l), by substituting “500” for “300”,
(b) by substituting for paragraph (2) the following paragraphs:
“(2) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a work rider is 100, and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.
(3) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment—
(a) as a catering and bar manager,
(b) as a hotel and accommodation manager,
(c) as a restaurant and catering establishments manager, or
(d) as a publican and manager of licensed premises,
is 350 and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.”
(c) in paragraph (5)(a), by substituting “1,000” for “500”,
(d) in paragraph (5)(b), by substituting “1,625” for “1,000”, and
(e) in paragraph (5)(c), by substituting “100” for “101”.
Amendment of Schedules 3 and 4 to Principal Regulations
6. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedules 3 and 4 (as amended by Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 2021) the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
GIVEN under my hand,
27 October 2021
Damien English,
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to—
• increase the quotas of general employment permits for meat processor operatives, meat boners and horticulture operatives,
• remove the quota of general employment permits for heavy goods vehicle drivers,
• introduce a new quota of general employment permits for work riders,
• introduce new quotas of general employment permits, and new application requirements, for catering and bar managers, hotel and accommodation managers, restaurant and catering establishments managers and publicans and managers of licensed premises,
• introduce a new quota for dairy farm assistants and remove certain restrictions in relation to employment permits for such employment.
• add social workers to Schedule 3, and
• remove dispensing opticians, electricians, masons, roofers, roof tilers and slaters, plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers, carpenters and joiners, floorers and wall tilers, painters and decorators, and construction and building trades supervisors from Schedule 4.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.
S.I. No. 273/2022 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2022
I, Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14, 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 579 of 2020 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Regulations of 2018, the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (No. 163 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 318 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 550 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2019 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 333 of 2019 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 633 of 2019 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 156 of 2020 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 510 of 2020 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 286 of 2021 ), the Regulations of 2021 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2022.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2018” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 );
“Regulations of 2021” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 559 of 2021 ).
Amendment of Regulation 8 of Principal Regulations
3. Regulation 8(2)(c)(I) (as amended by Regulation 5(b) of the Regulations of 2018) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “Irish Residence Permit Registration Number, or if neither is available” for “Irish Residence Permit pin, or if neither pin is available”.
Amendment of Regulation 9 of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 9(2)(c)(I) (as amended by Regulation 6(b) of the Regulations of 2018) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “Irish Residence Permit Registration Number, or if neither is available” for “Irish Residence Permit pin, or if neither pin is available”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 2021) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in paragraph (5)(b), by substituting “425” for “1,625”, and
(b) by deleting paragraph (7).
Amendment of Schedule 3 to Principal Regulations
6. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedule 3 (as amended by Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2021) the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 6
Schedule
New Schedule 3 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Schedule 3
Employments in respect of which there is a shortage in respect of qualifications, experience or skills which are required for the proper functioning of the economy
SOC-3
Employment category
SOC-4
Employments
112
Production Managers and Directors
1122
Site Manager
113
ICT Professionals
1136
Information technology and telecommunications directors
118
Health and Social Services Managers and Directors
1181
Senior health services and public health managers and directors
211
Natural and Social Science Professionals
2111
Chemical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2112
• Medical laboratory scientists
• Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2113
Physical scientists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product development, analytical development, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
212
Engineering Professionals
2121
• Civil Engineers
• Structural Engineers and Site Engineers
2122
Mechanical engineers
2123
Electrical engineers
2124
Electronics engineers specialising in:
•Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2126
Design and development engineers specialising in:
•Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
•Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2127
Production and process engineers specialising in:
•Quality control, or validation and regulation engineering (high tech industry; food and beverages), or
•Chemical process engineering, or
•Process automation engineering, or
•Power generation, transmission and distribution, or
•Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2129
• Material scientists
• Setting Out Engineer
• Façade Designer
213
Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
2133
IT specialist managers
2134
IT project and programme managers
2135
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136
Programmers and software development professionals
2137
Web design and development professionals
2139
All other ICT professionals not elsewhere classified
221
Health Professionals
2211
Medical practitioners
2212
Psychologist
2213
• Industrial Pharmacists
• Pharmacist
2217
• Radiographers
• Radiation therapists
• Vascular technologists/physiologists
• Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists
2218
• Podiatrist/Chiropodist
2219
• Audiologists
• Perfusionists
• Dietician
• Cardiac physiologist
• Medical Scientist
222
Therapy Professionals
2221
Physiotherapist
2222
Occupational Therapist
2223
Speech & Language Therapist
2229
Orthoptists
223
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
2231
Registered Nurses
2232
Registered Midwives
231
Teaching and Educational Professionals
2311
Academics who hold a qualification equivalent to Level 10 of the National Framework of Qualification in a given discipline awarded no less than two calendar years prior to the date of application for an employment permit, with a minimum of one academic year of relevant teaching experience, and the employment concerned
•is in a third level institution governed by the Irish Universities Act 1997 (No. 24 of 1997), the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 (No. 25 of 2006) and the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018); or
•involves delivering a programme largely or wholly concerned with information and communications technology, which leads to a major award at QQI level 8 and/or level 9 as validated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
242
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
2421
• Chartered and certified accountants, and taxation experts specialising in tax, compliance, regulation, solvency or financial management or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.
• Qualified accountants with at least three years’ auditing experience, who are full members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and whom have relevant work experience in the areas of US GAAP reporting and Global Audit and Advisory Services and the employment concerned is in MNC Global Audit Services.
• Tax consultant specialising in non-EEA tax consultancy and compliance with a professional tax qualification or legal qualification with tax specialism, and has a minimum of three years’ experience of tax consultancy requirements and regulations in the relevant non-EEA market.
2423
Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2424
Business and financial project management professionals specialising in finance & investment analytics, risk analytics, credit, fraud analytics or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
2425
Actuaries, economists and statisticians specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience
243
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors
2431
Architect
2433
Quantity surveyors
2435
Architectural Technologist
2436
Construction project managers
244
Welfare Professionals
2442
Social Worker
246
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
2461
Quality control and planning engineers
2462
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
2463
Environmental health professionals
247
Media Professionals
2473
Art Director in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
321
Health Associate Professionals
3213
• PHECC registered Paramedics
• PHECC registered Advanced Paramedic Practitioners
3218
• Prosthetists
• Orthotists
• Respiratory physiologist
341
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
3411
Animation Background and Design Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
342
Design Occupations
3421
• Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
• Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3442
High performance coaches and directors employed by
•National sports organisations, or
•High profile sports organisations engaging in international competition
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3542
Business sales executives specialising in International Sales Roles or ITB2B sales roles and with fluency in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA
3543
International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
GIVEN under my hand,
14 June 2022.
Damien English,
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to—
• increase the quota of general employment permits for meat processor operatives,
• remove the quota of general employment permits for bricklayers and plasterers,
• replace references to “Irish Residence Permit pin” with “Irish Residence Permit Registration Number”, and
• add the occupations of cardiac physiologist, medical scientist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, podiatrist / chiropodist, psychologist, speech and language therapist and pharmacist to the Critical Skills Occupations List in Schedule 3.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
S.I. No. 412/2022 –
Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
I, Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 579 of 2020 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.
(2) The collection citation “the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2022” includes these Regulations.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations—
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2022” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 273 of 2022 ).
Amendment of Regulation 8(2) of Principal Regulations
3. Regulation 8(2) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2022) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in subparagraph (n), by substituting “qualification;” for “qualification; and”,
(b) in subparagraph (o), by substituting “employment; and” for “employment.”, and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (o) the following subparagraph:
“(p) in the case of an application for employment as a vehicle roadworthiness tester, evidence of a Level 5 Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) motor mechanical qualification, or above, and at least one year’s experience in such employment.”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Employment Permits Regulations 2022) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following paragraph:
“(4) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a vehicle roadworthiness tester is 100, and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.”.
Amendment of Schedule 4 to Principal Regulations
5. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedule 4 (as amended by Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2022) the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 5
Schedule
New Schedule 4 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, and 61
Schedule 4
Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted
SOC-3
Categories of employment
SOC-4
Employment
122
Managers in Hospitality and Leisure Services
1225
Leisure and sports facilities managers
1226
Travel agency managers
124
Managers in Health and Care Services
1242
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers
125
Managers in Other Services
1251
Property, housing and estate managers
1252
Garage managers
1253
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers
1254
Shopkeepers – wholesale and retail
1255
Waste disposal and environmental services managers
1259
Other managers in other services not elsewhere classified (includes Betting shop manager, Graphic design manager, Library manager, Plant hire manager, Production manager)
(with the exception of Safety Manager)
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Other therapy professionals not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of orthoptists, and chiropractors who are members of the Chiropractic Association of Ireland)
244
Welfare Professionals
2443
Probation officers
2449
Other welfare professionals not elsewhere classified
312
Draughtspersons and Related Architectural Technicians
3121
Town planning technicians
321
Health Associate Professionals
3217
Pharmaceutical technicians
3218
Dental technicians only
3219
Other health associate professionals not elsewhere classified (includes Acupuncturists, Homeopaths, Hypnotherapists, Massage therapists, Reflexologists, Sports therapists)
323
Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals
3231
Youth and community workers
3233
Child and early years officers
3234
Housing officers
3235
Counsellors
3239
Other welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
331
Protective Service Occupations
3311
NCOs and other ranks
3312
Police officers (sergeant and below)
3313
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
3314
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
3315
Police community support officers
3319
Other protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3443
Fitness instructors
352
Legal Associate Professionals
3520
Legal associate professionals
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a State which is not a member of the EEA and who has market knowledge of that non-EEA state)
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3544
Estate agents and auctioneers
3546
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
356
Public Services and Other Associate Professionals
3561
Public services associate professionals
3563
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
(with the exception of mobility instructors for the visually impaired)
3564
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
(with the exception of career guidance teachers in secondary schools)
3565
Inspectors of standards and regulations
3567
Health and safety officers
(with the exception of Construction Safety Officers)
411
Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations
4112
National government administrative occupations
4113
Local government administrative occupations
412
Administrative Occupations: Finance
4121
Credit controllers
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, in a role in credit control where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA in a role in accounts payable where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4123
Bank and post office clerks
4124
Finance officers
4129
Other financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
413
Administrative Occupations: Records
4131
Records clerks and assistants
4132
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
4133
Stock control clerks and assistants
4135
Library clerks and assistants
4138
Human resources administrative occupations
415
Other Administrative Occupations
4151
Sales administrators
4159
Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
416
Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors
4161
Office managers
4162
Office supervisors
421
Secretarial and Related Occupations
4211
Medical secretaries
4212
Legal secretaries
4213
School secretaries
4214
Company secretaries
4215
Personal assistants and other secretaries
4216
Receptionists
4217
Typists and related keyboard occupations
511
Agricultural and Related Trades
5111
Farmers
5112
Horticultural trades
5113
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
5114
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
5119
Other agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified
521
Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades
5211
Smiths and forge workers
5212
Moulders, core makers and die casters
5214
Metal plate workers, and riveters
523
Vehicle Trades
5231
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
(with the exception of vehicle technicians and mechanics affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
(with the exception of vehicle roadworthiness tester)
5232
Vehicle body builders and repairers
5234
Vehicle paint technicians
5236
Boat and ship builders and repairers
5237
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
524
Electrical and Electronic Trades
5241
Electrical fitters
5244
TV, video and audio engineers
5249
Other electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified
525
Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors
5250
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
531
Construction and building trades
5319
Other construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
541
Textiles and Garments Trades
5411
Weavers and knitters
5412
Upholsterers
5413
Footwear and leather working trades
5414
Tailors and dressmakers
5419
Other textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified
542
Printing Trades
5421
Pre-press technicians
5422
Printers
5423
Print finishing and binding workers
543
Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades
5431
Butchers
(with the exception of boners (meat))
5432
Bakers and flour confectioners
5433
Fishmongers and poultry dressers
5434
Chefs
(with the exception of –
o Executive Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
o Head Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
o Sous Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
o Chef de Partie with minimum of 2 years’ experience
o Commis Chef with minimum of 2 years’ experience
who will be employed in establishments other than fast food outlets)
5435
Cooks
544
Other Skilled Trades
5441
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
5442
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
5443
Florists
5449
All other skilled trades not elsewhere classified
612
Childcare and Related Personal Services
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants
6122
Childminders and related occupations
6125
Teaching assistants
6126
Educational support assistants
613
Animal Care and Control Services
6131
Veterinary nurses
6132
Pest control officers
6139
Other animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified (with the exception of work riders)
614
Caring Personal Services
6142
Ambulance staff
(with the exception of paramedics)
6143
Dental nurses
6144
Houseparents and residential wardens
6145
Care workers and home carers
(with the exception of a carer in a private home)
6146
Senior care workers
6147
Care escorts
6148
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
621
Leisure and Travel Services
6211
Sports and leisure assistants
6212
Travel agents
6214
Air travel assistants
6215
Rail travel assistants
6219
Other leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of tourist guides fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA)
622
Hairdressers and Related Services
6221
Hairdressers, barbers, and related occupations
6222
Beauticians and related occupations
623
Housekeeping and Related Services
6231
Housekeepers and related occupations
6232
Caretakers
624
Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors
6240
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
711
Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers
7111
Sales and retail assistants
7112
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
7113
Telephone salespersons
7114
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
7115
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
712
Sales Related Occupations
7121
Collector salespersons and credit agents
7122
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
7123
Roundspersons and van salespersons
7124
Market and street traders and assistants
7125
Merchandisers and window dressers
7129
Other sales related occupations not elsewhere classified
713
Sales Supervisors
7130
Sales supervisors
721
Customer Service Occupations
7211
Call and contact centre occupations
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency and is in—
o a customer service and sales role with relevant product knowledge,
o a specialist online digital marketing and sales role, or
o a specialist language support and technical sales support role)
7213
Telephonists
7214
Communication operators
7215
Market research interviewers
7219
Other customer service occupations not elsewhere classified
722
Customer Service Managers and Supervisors
7220
Customer service managers and supervisors
811
Process Operatives
8111
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative and Meat processor operative)
8112
Glass and ceramics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8113
Textile process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8114
Chemical and related process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8115
Rubber process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8116
Plastics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8117
Metal making and treating process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8118
Electroplaters
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8119
Other process operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
812
Plant and Machine Operatives
8121
Paper and wood machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8122
Coal mine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8123
Quarry workers and related operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8124
Energy plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8125
Metal working machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8126
Water and sewerage plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8127
Printing machine assistants
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8129
Other plant and machine operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
813
Assemblers and Routine Operatives
8131
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
8132
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
8133
Routine inspectors and testers
8134
Weighers, graders and sorters
8135
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
8137
Sewing machinists
8139
Other assemblers and routine operatives not elsewhere classified
814
Construction Operatives
8142
Road construction operatives
8143
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
8149
Other construction operatives not elsewhere classified
821
Road Transport Drivers
8211
Large goods vehicle drivers
(with the exception of heavy goods vehicle drivers who have-
o a category CE or C1E driving licence, or
o an equivalent category to a category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction).
8212
Van drivers
8213
Bus and coach drivers
8214
Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
8215
Driving instructors
822
Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
8222
Fork-lift truck drivers
8223
Agricultural machinery drivers
8229
Other mobile machine drivers and operatives not elsewhere classified
823
Other Drivers and Transport Operatives
8231
Train and tram drivers
8232
Marine and waterways transport operatives
8233
Air transport operatives
8234
Rail transport operatives
8239
Other drivers and transport operatives not elsewhere classified
911
Elementary Agricultural Occupations
9111
Farm workers
(with the exception of dairy farm assistants)
9112
Forestry workers
9119
Other fishing and other general agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of horticulture worker)
912
Elementary Construction Occupations
9120
Elementary construction occupations
913
Elementary Process Plant Occupations
9132
Industrial cleaning process occupations
9134
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
9139
Other elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified
921
Elementary Administration Occupations
9211
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
9219
Other elementary administration occupations not elsewhere classified
923
Elementary Cleaning Occupations
9231
Window cleaners
9232
Street cleaners
9233
Cleaners and domestics
9234
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
9235
Refuse and salvage occupations
9236
Vehicle valeters and cleaners
9239
Other elementary cleaning occupations not elsewhere classified
924
Elementary Security Occupations
9241
Security guards and related occupations
9242
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
9244
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
9249
Other elementary security occupations not elsewhere classified
925
Elementary Sales Occupations
9251
Shelf fillers
9259
Other elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified
926
Elementary Storage Occupations
9260
Elementary storage occupations
927
Other Elementary Services Occupations
9271
Hospital porters
9272
Kitchen and catering assistants
9273
Waiters and waitresses
9274
Bar staff
9275
Leisure and theme park attendants
9279
Other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified
All
Work in the private home
All
Domestic operatives
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
GIVEN under my hand,
3 August 2022
DAMIEN ENGLISH,
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to introduce a new quota of general employment permits and new application requirements for vehicle roadworthiness testers.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.
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Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022
I, Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 579 of 2020 ), hereby make the following regulations:
Citation
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022.
(2) The collection citation “the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2022” includes these Regulations.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations-
“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );
“Regulations of 2022” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 412 of 2022 ).
Amendment of Regulation 3 of Principal Regulations
3. Regulation 3 (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 )) of the Principal Regulations is amended, in the definition of “carer in a private home” by substituting “carer of a person with exceptional medical needs’” for “carer in a private home”.
Amendment of Regulation 8(2) of Principal Regulations
4. Regulation 8(2) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2022) of the Principal Regulations is amended-
(a) in subparagraph (f) by substituting “carer of a person with exceptional medical needs” for “carer in a private home”, and
(b) in subparagraph (o), by substituting “employment;” for “employment; and”,
(c) in subparagraph (p), by substituting “employment; and” for “employment.”, and
(d) by inserting after subparagraph (p) the following subparagraph:
“(q) in the case of an application for employment as a bus or coach driver, a clear and complete copy of-
(I) the category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving licence, or
(II) the equivalent category to the category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction, of the foreign national in respect of whom the application is made.”.
Amendment of Regulation 9(2) of Principal Regulations
5. Regulation 9(2) (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 273 of 2022 )) of the Principal Regulations is amended-
(a) in subparagraph (l), by substituting “permit holder;” for “permit holder; and”,
(b) in subparagraph (m), by substituting “(QQI) qualification; and” for “(QQI) qualification.”, and
(c) by inserting after subparagraph (m) the following subparagraph:
“(n) in the case of an application for employment as a care worker or home carer, where the permit holder in respect of whom the application is made has been in employment in the State on an employment permit as a care worker or home carer for two years or more, a copy of the permit holder’s relevant Level 5 Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) qualification in health and social care, or an equivalent qualification .”.
Amendment of Regulation 29(1) of Principal Regulations
6. Regulation 29(1) (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 559 of 2021 )) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for subparagraphs (f) and (g) the following subparagraphs:
“(f) in the case of employment as a health care assistant, the minimum remuneration is €27,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €13.31,
(g) in the case of employment as a care worker or home carer, the minimum remuneration is €27,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €13.31, and
(h) in any other case, the minimum annual remuneration is €30,000 and in respect of which the minimum hourly rate of remuneration is €14.79.”.
Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations
7. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 2022) of the Principal Regulations is amended-
(a) in paragraph (5)(c), by substituting “500” for “100”, and
(b) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following paragraphs:
“(7) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a care worker or home carer is 1,000, and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.
(8) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment of bus and coach drivers with category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving licence, or the equivalent category to the category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction, is 1,500, and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period up until that maximum number of permits is granted.”.
Insertion of Regulation 33A into Principal Regulations
8. The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting after Regulation 33 the following regulation:
“Minimum period for which certain General Employment Permits may be granted
33A. The minimum period for which a General Employment Permit may be granted in respect of employment as care worker or home carer is 2 years.”.
Amendment of Schedule 4 to Principal Regulations
9. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Schedule 4 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 2022) the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Regulation 9
Schedule
New Schedule 4 to Principal Regulations
“Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, 44, 65 and 66
Regulations 18, 29, 31, 43, and 61
Schedule 4
Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted
SOC-3
Categories of employment
SOC-4
Employment
122
Managers in Hospitality and Leisure Services
1225
Leisure and sports facilities managers
1226
Travel agency managers
124
Managers in Health and Care Services
1242
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers
125
Managers in Other Services
1251
Property, housing and estate managers
1252
Garage managers
1253
Hairdressing and beauty salon managers
1254
Shopkeepers – wholesale and retail
1255
Waste disposal and environmental services managers
1259
Other managers in other services not elsewhere classified (includes Betting shop manager, Graphic design manager, Library manager, Plant hire manager, Production manager)
(with the exception of Safety Manager)
222
Therapy Professionals
2229
Other therapy professionals not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of orthoptists, and chiropractors who are members of the Chiropractic Association of Ireland)
244
Welfare Professionals
2443
Probation officers
2449
Other welfare professionals not elsewhere classified
312
Draughtspersons and Related Architectural Technicians
3121
Town planning technicians
321
Health Associate Professionals
3217
Pharmaceutical technicians
3218
Dental technicians only
3219
Other health associate professionals not elsewhere classified (includes Acupuncturists, Homeopaths, Hypnotherapists, Massage therapists, Reflexologists, Sports therapists)
323
Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals
3231
Youth and community workers
3233
Child and early years officers
3234
Housing officers
3235
Counsellors
3239
Other welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
331
Protective Service Occupations
3311
NCOs and other ranks
3312
Police officers (sergeant and below)
3313
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
3314
Prison service officers (below principal officer)
3315
Police community support officers
3319
Other protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified
344
Sports and Fitness Occupations
3443
Fitness instructors
352
Legal Associate Professionals
3520
Legal associate professionals
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a State which is not a member of the EEA and who has market knowledge of that non-EEA state)
354
Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
3544
Estate agents and auctioneers
3546
Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
356
Public Services and Other Associate Professionals
3561
Public services associate professionals
3563
Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
(with the exception of mobility instructors for the visually impaired)
3564
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
(with the exception of career guidance teachers in secondary schools)
3565
Inspectors of standards and regulations
3567
Health and safety officers
(with the exception of Construction Safety Officers)
411
Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations
4112
National government administrative occupations
4113
Local government administrative occupations
412
Administrative Occupations: Finance
4121
Credit controllers
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, in a role in credit control where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4122
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA in a role in accounts payable where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
4123
Bank and post office clerks
4124
Finance officers
4129
Other financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
413
Administrative Occupations: Records
4131
Records clerks and assistants
4132
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
4133
Stock control clerks and assistants
4135
Library clerks and assistants
4138
Human resources administrative occupations
415
Other Administrative Occupations
4151
Sales administrators
4159
Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified
416
Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors
4161
Office managers
4162
Office supervisors
421
Secretarial and Related Occupations
4211
Medical secretaries
4212
Legal secretaries
4213
School secretaries
4214
Company secretaries
4215
Personal assistants and other secretaries
4216
Receptionists
4217
Typists and related keyboard occupations
511
Agricultural and Related Trades
5111
Farmers
5112
Horticultural trades
5113
Gardeners and landscape gardeners
5114
Groundsmen and greenkeepers
5119
Other agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified
521
Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades
5211
Smiths and forge workers
5212
Moulders, core makers and die casters
5214
Metal plate workers, and riveters
523
Vehicle Trades
5231
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
(with the exception of vehicle technicians and mechanics affiliated to a particular sporting organisation applying for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit)
(with the exception of vehicle roadworthiness tester)
5232
Vehicle body builders and repairers
5234
Vehicle paint technicians
5236
Boat and ship builders and repairers
5237
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
524
Electrical and Electronic Trades
5241
Electrical fitters
5244
TV, video and audio engineers
5249
Other electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified
525
Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors
5250
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
531
Construction and building trades
5319
Other construction and building trades not elsewhere classified
541
Textiles and Garments Trades
5411
Weavers and knitters
5412
Upholsterers
5413
Footwear and leather working trades
5414
Tailors and dressmakers
5419
Other textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified
542
Printing Trades
5421
Pre-press technicians
5422
Printers
5423
Print finishing and binding workers
543
Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades
5431
Butchers
(with the exception of boners (meat))
5432
Bakers and flour confectioners
5433
Fishmongers and poultry dressers
5434
Chefs
(with the exception of –
o Executive Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
o Head Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
o Sous Chef with minimum of 5 years’ experience
o Chef de Partie with minimum of 2 years’ experience
o Commis Chef with minimum of 2 years’ experience
who will be employed in establishments other than fast food outlets)
5435
Cooks
544
Other Skilled Trades
5441
Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
5442
Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
5443
Florists
5449
All other skilled trades not elsewhere classified
612
Childcare and Related Personal Services
6121
Nursery nurses and assistants
6122
Childminders and related occupations
6125
Teaching assistants
6126
Educational support assistants
613
Animal Care and Control Services
6131
Veterinary nurses
6132
Pest control officers
6139
Other animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified (with the exception of work riders)
614
Caring Personal Services
6142
Ambulance staff
(with the exception of paramedics)
6143
Dental nurses
6144
Houseparents and residential wardens
6146
Senior care workers
6147
Care escorts
6148
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
6211
Sports and leisure assistants
621
Leisure and Travel Services
6212
Travel agents
6214
Air travel assistants
6215
Rail travel assistants
6219
Other leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of tourist guides fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA)
6221
Hairdressers, barbers, and related occupations
622
Hairdressers and Related Services
6222
Beauticians and related occupations
6231
Housekeepers and related occupations
623
Housekeeping and Related Services
6232
Caretakers
6240
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
624
Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors
7111
Sales and retail assistants
711
Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers
7112
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
7113
Telephone salespersons
7114
Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
7115
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
7121
Collector salespersons and credit agents
712
Sales Related Occupations
7122
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
7123
Roundspersons and van salespersons
7124
Market and street traders and assistants
7125
Merchandisers and window dressers
7129
Other sales related occupations not elsewhere classified
7130
Sales supervisors
713
Sales Supervisors
7211
Call and contact centre occupations
(with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA, where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency and is in-
o a customer service and sales role with relevant product knowledge,
o a specialist online digital marketing and sales role, or
a specialist language support and technical sales support role)
721
Customer Service Occupations
7213
o Telephonists
7214
Communication operators
7215
Market research interviewers
7219
Other customer service occupations not elsewhere classified
7220
Customer service managers and supervisors
722
Customer Service Managers and Supervisors
8111
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative and Meat processor operative)
811
Process Operatives
8112
Glass and ceramics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8113
Textile process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8114
Chemical and related process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8115
Rubber process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8116
Plastics process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8117
Metal making and treating process operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8118
Electroplaters
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8119
Other process operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8121
Paper and wood machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
812
Plant and Machine Operatives
8122
Coal mine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8123
Quarry workers and related operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8124
Energy plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8125
Metal working machine operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8126
Water and sewerage plant operatives
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8127
Printing machine assistants
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8129
Other plant and machine operatives not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative)
8131
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
813
Assemblers and Routine Operatives
8132
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
8133
Routine inspectors and testers
8134
Weighers, graders and sorters
8135
Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
8137
Sewing machinists
8139
Other assemblers and routine operatives not elsewhere classified
8142
Road construction operatives
814
Construction Operatives
8143
Rail construction and maintenance operatives
8149
Other construction operatives not elsewhere classified
8211
Large goods vehicle drivers
(with the exception of heavy goods vehicle drivers who have-
o a category CE or C1E driving licence, or
an equivalent category to a category CE or C1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction).
821
Road Transport Drivers
8212
o Van drivers
8213
Bus and coach drivers
(with the exception of bus and coach drivers who have-
o a category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving licence, or
an equivalent category to a category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving licence identified through a mutual recognition agreement between the Road Safety Authority and the appropriate regulatory authority in another jurisdiction).
8214
o Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
8215
Driving instructors
8222
Fork-lift truck drivers
822
Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
8223
Agricultural machinery drivers
8229
Other mobile machine drivers and operatives not elsewhere classified
8231
Train and tram drivers
823
Other Drivers and Transport Operatives
8232
Marine and waterways transport operatives
8233
Air transport operatives
8234
Rail transport operatives
8239
Other drivers and transport operatives not elsewhere classified
9111
Farm workers
(with the exception of dairy farm assistants)
911
Elementary Agricultural Occupations
9112
Forestry workers
9119
Other fishing and other general agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified
(with the exception of horticulture worker)
9120
Elementary construction occupations
912
Elementary Construction Occupations
9132
Industrial cleaning process occupations
913
Elementary Process Plant Occupations
9134
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
9139
Other elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified
9211
Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
921
Elementary Administration Occupations
9219
Other elementary administration occupations not elsewhere classified
9231
Window cleaners
923
Elementary Cleaning Occupations
9232
Street cleaners
9233
Cleaners and domestics
9234
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
9235
Refuse and salvage occupations
9236
Vehicle valeters and cleaners
9239
Other elementary cleaning occupations not elsewhere classified
9241
Security guards and related occupations
924
Elementary Security Occupations
9242
Parking and civil enforcement occupations
9244
School midday and crossing patrol occupations
9249
Other elementary security occupations not elsewhere classified
9251
Shelf fillers
925
Elementary Sales Occupations
9259
Other elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified
9260
Elementary storage occupations
926
Elementary Storage Occupations
9271
Hospital porters
927
Other Elementary Services Occupations
9272
Kitchen and catering assistants
9273
Waiters and waitresses
9274
Bar staff
9275
Leisure and theme park attendants
9279
Other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified
All
Domestic operatives
All
Work in the private home
Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).”
GIVEN under my hand,
16 December 2022
DAMIEN ENGLISH,
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to introduce new quotas of general employment permits, and new application requirements and grant restrictions, for the roles of care workers, home carers and bus and coach drivers, to introduce a further quota for dairy farm assistants, and to change the defined term of “carer in a private home” to “carer of a person with exceptional medical needs”.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022.