social Insurance Most employers and employees (over 16 years of age) in Ireland pay social insurance contributions into Ireland’s national Social Insurance Fund. In general, the payment of social insurance is obligatory. Ireland’s Social Insurance Fund is made up of…
APPEALS SOCIAL WELFARE APPEALS OFFICE It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a…
SOCIAL WELFARE PAYMENTS There are seven broad Social Welfare Payment Categories, each consisting of a range of schemes and supports: Child related payments Illness, Disability and Caring Unemployment Supports Employment Supports Widows, Widowers, and One-Parent Families Retired and Elderly Extra…
PENSION If you have come from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement, your pension rights from the other country are protected when you move to Ireland. You may be able to combine your insurance records…
MOVING COUNTRY AND TAXATION In the event of moving country and taxation your residence status for tax purposes is determined by the number of days that you are present in Ireland in a tax year. You will be resident in…
BUS SERVICES Information Public bus services in Ireland are licensed and regulated by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. There is a range of public bus transport services in Ireland (both private and State-owned) offering services on a range…
Diplomas Recognition Some EU countries require diplomas, titles, certificates or other special qualifications as a condition for access to certain salaried and self-employed occupations. It can be difficult to have your own training and skills fully recognised. The EU has…
UNIVERSITIES,COLLEGES & COURSES At present there are 7 universities in the Republic of Ireland, all of them recognised for quality in education and ranked in the top 500 universities worldwide. There are also 14 institutes of technology and some other…
3rd LEVEL EDUCATION-UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES & COURSES At present, many organisations in Ireland are entitled to award or validate qualifications in the further and higher education sectors. Further education and training is between post-primary level and higher education. Higher education and…
