Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Jurisdiction: Ireland

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th November, 2014.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 14 (as amended by section 17 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

2. The Employment Permits Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 432 of 2014 ) are amended by substituting for Schedules 3 and 4 the following:

“Regulations 15, 26, 27, 40, 61 and 62

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, clinical co-vigilance, or biotechnology or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing (including food & beverages, medical devices), product 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, 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 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 221 Health Professionals 2211 Medical practitioners 2217 Medical radiographers 2217 Vascular technologists 2212 Medical laboratory scientists 2219 Audiologists 118 Health and Social Services Managers and Directors 1181 Senior health services and public health managers and directors 1184 Senior social services managers and directors 124 Managers in Health and Care Services 1241 Health care practice managers 223 Nursing and Midwifery Professionals 2231 • Registered Nurses/Midwives• Specialist Nurses/Midwives • Clinical Nurse/Midwife managers • Advanced Nurse/Midwife practitioners 222 Therapy Professionals 2229 Orthoptists 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 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 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

Note: ‘SOC-3’ and ‘SOC-4’ refer to applicable levels in the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010).

Regulations 15, 26, 27, 32, 39, 57

Schedule 4Employments in respect of which an employment permit shall not be granted

SOC-3 Categories of employment SOC-4 Employments 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 1252 Garage managers 1253 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers 1254 Shopkeepers — wholesale and retail 1255 Waste disposal and environmental services managers 222 Therapy Professional 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(with the exception of orthoptists) 244 Welfare Professionals 2442 Social workers 2443 Probation officers 2449 Other welfare professionals 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 3213 Paramedics 3217 Pharmaceutical technicians 3218 Dental technicians 3219 Other health associate professionals (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 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 344 Sports and Fitness Occupations 3443 Fitness instructors 352 Legal Associate Professionals 3520 Legal associate professionals 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 3564 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 3565 Inspectors of standards and regulations 3567 Health and safety officers 411 Administrative...