

"Our health workforce is expanding and having these occupations eligible for Critical Skills Employment Permits will make Ireland a more attractive place to live and work in for those medical and therapy professionals from across the globe.” These changes will help employers in Ireland to recruit non-EEA nationals for these critical roles in the health sector.” This has been further exacerbated by the global pandemic. “I have responded to the evidence provided by the Health Sector which highlighted that increasing competition for skilled candidates for these healthcare roles with a scarcity of these skills to meet global demand has led to significant challenges in recruiting of staff to the health service. This means these jobs are now eligible for a Critical Skills Employment Permit. to the employment permits system which includes adding the occupations of Pharmacist, Cardiac Physiologist Medical Scientist Occupational Therapist Physiotherapist Podiatrist/Chiropodist Psychologist and Speech and Language Therapist to the Critical Skills Occupations List.

Minister English announces changes made to the employment permits system Changes will help address skill and labour shortages in the health sector – Minister Englishĭamien English TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, has today announced changes made by S.I.
