Ireland

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Ireland
Living and Working
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Labour Market Factors

• Young highly educated workforce
• Immigration Irish returnees
• National wage agreements
• English language
• High female participation rate

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Irelands Demography

• Total Population 4.4 million
• Population Aged 15 3,8 million
• Employment 2,1 million
• Employment rate 68
• Unemployment rate 6.1

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But the Irish economy is changing
Employment Growth 1996-2009

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Opportunities

• Financial Business sector (High level)
• Industry (engineers)
• Pharmaceutical Sector
• IT Managers Senior Professionals
• Health Services

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Know before You Go Essential Preparation

• Bring relevant personal documentation, relevant
  E forms and European Health Insurance Card
• Speak at least basic English
• Have enough money to live for 1 month at least
• Have somewhere to stay on arrival Friend
  www.hostelbookers.com www.hosteldublin.com
  

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Know before You Go Essential Preparation

• 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
• Seek pre-departure advice on L W

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FÁS The Training Employment Authority
Looking for job in Ireland

• www.fas.ie
• Employment - 5,300 Jobs (September 2008)
• Training Courses
• CV on line
• www.eures.europa.eu
• Living Working in all the EU Countries

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Private Recruitment Agencies
Looking for job in Ireland

• Irish Federation of Personnel Services (IFPS
  www.ifps.htm)
• No Charge to Jobseekers
• Agencies generally charge employers 12 to 20 of
  first years salary.

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Some Useful Web Sites

• Irish Government www.irlgov.ie
• Citizens Information www.citizensinformatio
  n.ie
• Irish Times www.irish-times.com
• Irish Independent www.independent.ie
• Sunday Business Post www.sbpost.ie
• Irish Examiner www.examiner.ie

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On arrival -what you need to do

• Register for PPS Number Social Security
• Register for Tax Tax free allowance Cert.
• Open a Bank Account
• Introduction Letter from employer with exact
• details as per Passport
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• The letter from PPS application received
  back from Social Welfare Department
• Driving Licence or Passport
• Details of Irish Address Utility Bill

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PPS Number
A PPS (Personal Public Service) Number is your
unique reference number. This PPS Number will
help you to access benefits and information from
public service agencies more quickly and more
easily. This includes services such as Social
Welfare, Revenue, Public Healthcare and
Education. More information on www.welfare.ie
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PPS Number How to apply?

• In your local Welfare office you need to show
• Current Valid Passport or National Identity
  Cardand
• Evidence of either birth /work /unemployment
  /residency /tax liability /education 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)

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Minimum Wage

• 8.65 per hour
• Please note
• The minimum rate of pay increases from time to
  time. Details of current minimum rates are always
  available from the Employment Rights Information
  Unit or on the Departments website www.entemp.ie
  

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Personal Taxation

• Tax system PAYE Pay As You Earn
• 2 rates of Tax
• 20 on the first 35,400.00 earned
• 41 on all earnings above 35,400.00
• Personal tax allowances granted to individuals by
  a system of Tax Credits
• More information on www.revenue.ie

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Income tax - example
Single Person - Tax Credit 1,830 Married Person
- Tax Credit 3,660

• Example INCOME TAX Single Person
• Salary of 26,000 euro
• A single person pays 20 tax on 26,000 5,200
• Less 1,830 tax credit 3370 taxable pay

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Social Security

• PRSI Pay related Social Security
• No payment on first 127.00 of earnings
• On a basic salary the social security deduction
  is 4 on earnings over 127
• A health contribution of 2 is deducted from all
  income
• More information on www.welfare.ie

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AccommodationRough guide

• Housing situation
• 45 Owned outright
• 35 Owned but with a mortgage
• 18 Rented (private/local)

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Average rents in Dublin per month

• Fully furnished
• 1 bedroom apartment 1000
• 2 bedroom apartment 1200
• 3 Bedroom House 1400
• Bedsit/Studio 700

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Renting a house or apartment

• Landlords usually require
• 1 months rent in advance
• 1 months rent as security
• Generally require 1 years lease
• Rental agreements are legal
• Custom is for young people to share
  accommodation.

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Some approximate prices from a typical shopping
basket

• Eggs (6) 1.25
• Chicken (medium) 7.70
• Potatoes (2.5kg) 3.80
• Milk (1 litre) 0.90
• Bottle wine (average) 10.00
• Washing up liquid 500ml 1.50

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IRELAND

• Head of State Mary McAleese President
• The Dail (parliament) Senate
• Current Prime Minister Brian Cowen
• Coalition Government
• Currency - Euro
• Time GMT -Irish time plus 1 hour

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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 (U2), theatre, cinema etc

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Thank you
Kamila Weglicka FÁS Training and Employment
Authority 27-33 Upper Baggot StreetDublin
4 e-mail kamila.weglicka_at_fas.ie Tel. Office 00
353 1 607 0778
FÁS activities are funded by the Irish Government
and the National Training Fund