Living & Working in Ireland

Politics

Politically, Ireland is divided into

two parts:

• The Republic of Ireland which

is made up of 26 Counties

• Northern Ireland which is

made up of 6 Counties and is

part of U.K.

Labour Market Factors

• Young highly educated workforce

• Emigration

• National wage agreements

• English language

• High female participation rate

• Recession – unemployment 11.9% (CSO Feb 2014)

Ireland’s Demography

• Total Population 4.59 million

• Population Aged 15 +3.8 million

• Employment 1.80 million (CSO 2013)

• Unemployment rate 11.9 % (CSO Feb 2014)

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Unemployment rate

Overall Long-term

Unemployment by Sector

Shortages in Niche Areas:

• ICT, high tech manufacturing

(especially bio-pharma and medical devices), agri-food,

sales, marketing, business, finance and healthcare.

• Multilingual skills are a key aspect of some of these

shortages.

For example, shortages of multilingual IT technicians,

finance accounts

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Know before You Go - Essential

Preparation

• Contact your local EURES Adviser before you leave

the country

• Seek pre-departure advice on “L&W”

• Bring relevant personal documentation,

relevant „E‟ forms and European Health Insurance Card

(EHIC)

• Speak at least basic English

• Have enough money to live for 1 month at least

• Try to find a job before you arrive

or be prepared to look for it

• Discuss any queries relating to your contract of employment

directly with your new employer

• Have somewhere to stay on arrival – perhaps a

friend/relative or www.hostelbookers.com

www.hosteldublin.com

Know before You Go - Essential

Preparation

Dept of Social Protection (DSP) Employment Services

• www.welfare.ie

• www.jobsireland.ie

• Employment: 3559 Full Time Jobs (February 2014)

• 1756 Part Time Jobs (February 2014)

• Training Courses

• CV on line

• DIALOG: dialog@welfare.ie

• EURES www.eures.europa.eu

Looking for Work in Ireland

CHECK LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS ON EURES WEBSITE

Labour Market

Information

Living and working

conditions

Free movement

www.eures.europa.eu

The European Job Mobility Portal

EURES Advisers in Ireland

Dublin

Ann HoltRoscommon

Tom HanniganDonegal

Patrick GibneyGalway Cathy Moran

Westmeath

Marie DuffyLouth

Bob KirwanCarlow

Edward KavanaghWaterford

Hugh RodgersCork

Grainne O’SullivanKerry

David O’DonnellTipperary

Mary PennyLimerick

Anne McCormackClare

Stephanie LawlessBalbriggan

Martin DunneDun Laoghire

Cathy NugentBallymun

Rosemary KavanaghCrumlin

Gerard DempseyClondalkin

• Irish Federation of Personnel Services

(IFPS www.nrf.ie )

• No Charge to Jobseekers

• Agencies generally charge employers 12% to 20%

of first year‟s salary.

Looking for Work in Ireland

Private recruitment agencies

• www.leargas.ie

• www.ie.aiesec.org/AI

• www.gradireland.com

• www.iaeste.ie

• EURES portal www.eures.europa.eu

Internships/ Work experience

in Ireland

• The Quality & Qualifications Ireland www.qqi.ie is the Irish

centre for the recognition of international qualifications.

• The Authority represents Ireland in a European network of

Centres known as ENIC/NARIC www.enic-naric.net

(European National Information Centre/National Academic

Recognition Information Centre)

• www.qualificationsrecognition.ie

Qualification recognition

• Register for PPS Number – Social Security

• Register for Tax – Tax free allowance Cert.

• Open a Bank Account

On arrival - What you need to do

PPS Number – How to apply?

• In your local Welfare office you need to show:

• Current Valid Passport or National Identity Card

and

• Evidence of address in Ireland!!!

(Household Bill, Official letter/document, financial

statement, property lease or tenancy agreement, verified

employers letter. All documents must show the applicants

name and address)

• More information on: www.welfare.ie

• Introduction Letter from employer with exact details as per

Passport

or

• The letter from PPS application received back from

Department of Social Protection (Social Welfare)

• Driving Licence or Passport

• Details of Irish Address – Utility Bill

Opening a bank account

€8.65 per hour

Please note:

The minimum rate of pay changes from time to time. Details of current minimum rates are always available on www.deti.ie(Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation)

Minimum wage

• Tax system: PAYE = Pay As You Earn

• 2 rates of Tax

20% on the first €32,800.00 earned

41% on all earnings above €32,800.00

• Personal tax allowances granted to individuals by a system of Tax Credits

More information on: www.revenue.ie

Personal Taxation

• Landlords usually require:

• 1 month‟s rent in advance

• Generally require 1 year‟s lease

• Rental agreements are legal

• Custom is for young people to share accommodation.

Renting a House

or Apartment

Fully furnished €

• 1 bedroom apartment 700+

• 2 bedroom apartment 800+

• 3 Bedroom House 1000+

• Bedsit/Studio 500+

• More information & apartments for rent:

www.daft.ie

www.myhome.ie

Average rents in Dublin per month

• Eggs dozen €1.70

• Chicken (Tesco - medium) €4.99

• Potatoes (2.5kg) €3.39

• Milk (1 litre) €0.97

• Bottle wine (average) €7.49

• Washing up liquid (Tesco) 500ml €0.79

• Cornflakes €3.00

• Three course meal € 15.00 – €40.00

Some Approximate Prices

from a Typical Shopping Basket

• Head of State: Michael D Higgins – President

• The Dáil (Parliament) + Senate

• Current Prime Minister – Enda Kenny

• Currency € - Euro

• Time = GMT -European time minus1 hour

Ireland

• Ireland offers a good quality of life

• Temperate climate – lots of rain!

• English speaking – the Irish language

is still spoken in some areas but for

work English is essential.

• Many young people – a variety of

interests – football, Gaelic games,

golf, fishing, rugby, music, theatre,

cinema etc.

Ireland

Thank You!

Alicja KonkolEURES Ireland