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Outcome of the Review of the Employment Permits Occupations Lists December 2023
From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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The public consultation on the review of the occupations lists launched on 26 June 2023. It provided an 8-week period for sector representatives and employers to make evidence-based submissions seeking changes to the lists of eligible occupations.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment received submissions from a range of stakeholders including small and medium sized entities, government departments and employment permit users covering an extensive number of occupations across a wide range of sectors in the economy, broken down as follows:
- Agriculture/Food
- Arts/Culture
- Charity
- Childcare
- Communications/Energy
- Construction
- Disability
- Finance
- Forestry
- Health
- ICT
- Retail/Sales
- Tourism/Hospitality
- Transport
The report below includes the outcome of the 2023 review of the occupations lists for employment permits and the changes to the minimum annual remuneration thresholds for employment permits.
