S.I. No. 733/2024 - Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2024

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st December, 2024.

I, PETER BURKE, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 18 , 19 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 50 and 63 of the Employment Permits Act 2024 (No. 17 of 2024), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2024.

2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2024 ( S.I No. 444 of 2024 ).

3. These Regulations come into operation on 17 January 2025.

4. Regulation 38(a) of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by substituting “€30,000” for “€27,000”, and

(b) by substituting “€14.79” for “€13.31”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 December, 2024.

PETER BURKE,

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2024 to change the minimum annual remuneration and minimum hourly rate of remuneration under general employment permits granted for employment as a health care assistant, a care worker or a home carer.

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2024.