Registration bodies for certain employments

Requirements for registration/recognition of certain employments with regulatory bodies or government ministers.

List of regulatory bodies, or government ministers, where registration or recognition of qualifications is required for the grant of an employment permit

These bodies and ministers are listed in Schedule 2 of the Regulations.

A. Regulatory bodies from which a copy of the registration or licence, or alternatively a pin number, registration number or licence number, is required

Profession	Regulatory body responsible for registration of qualifications
Medical Practitioner	Medical Council of Ireland
Nurse and Midwife	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Security Officer or Private Investigator	Private Security Authority

B. Regulatory bodies or government minister from which a copy of the registration or recognition of qualifications is required

Profession	Regulatory body or Minister of Government responsible for registration or recognition of qualifications
Clinical Dental Technician	Register of Clinical Dental Technicians – Dental Council
Dentist	Register of Dentists – Dental Council
Dental Hygienist	Register of Dental Hygienists – Dental Council
Dental Nurse	Register of Dental Nurses - Dental Council
Dietician	Dietitians Registration Board – CORU
Dispensing Optician	The Optical Registration Board – CORU
Emergency Medical Technician	Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
Medical Practitioner	Medical Council of Ireland
Medical Scientist	Medical Scientists Registration Board – CORU
Occupational Therapist	Occupational Therapists Registration Board – CORU
Optometrist & Dispensing Optician	Optical Registration Board – CORU
Paramedic and Advanced Paramedic	Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
Pharmacist	Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Physical Therapist	Physiotherapists Registration Board – CORU
Physiotherapist	Physiotherapist Registration Board – CORU
Podiatrist/Chiropodists	Podiatrists Registration Board – CORU
Radiation Therapist	Radiographers Registration Board -CORU
Radiographer	Radiographers Registration Board -CORU
Security Officer or Private Investigator	Private Security Authority
Social Care Worker	Social Care Worker Registration Board – CORU
Social Worker	Social Workers Registration Board – CORU
Specialist Dentist in Oral Surgery	Register of Dental Specialists (Division of Oral Surgery) — Dental Council
Specialist Dentist in Orthodontics	Register of Dental Specialists (Division of Orthodontics) — Dental Council
Speech and Language Therapist	Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board - CORU
Veterinary Practitioner	Veterinary Council of Ireland
Veterinary Nurse	Veterinary Council of Ireland

Occupations where the Minister for Health is responsible for registration or recognition of qualifications for public sector employment only

Audiologist	Minister for Health
Biochemist, Clinical Biochemist	Minister for Health
Environmental Health Officer	Minister for Health
Orthoptist	Minister for Health
Psychologist	Minister for Health

C. Regulatory body or government minister that regulates the entry to or carrying on of the profession of the foreign national or of the employment concerned and from which a copy of the registration or recognition of qualifications is required

Profession	Regulatory body or Minister of Government responsible for registration or recognition of qualifications
Accountant	Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Association of International Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
Accountants working in MNC Global Audit Services	Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
Approved Driving Instructor	Road Safety Authority
Archaeologist	National Monuments Service
Architect	Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland
Auctioneer/Estate Agent/Letting Agent/Management Agent	Property Services Regulatory Authority
Barrister	Honourable Society of King’s Inns
Building Energy Regulator	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Chartered Surveyor, Building Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor	Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI)
Chemist	Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
Company secretaries employed by PLCs	Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administers
Chartered Engineer Associate Engineer Engineering Technician	Institute of Engineers of Ireland
Gas Installers	Register of Gas Installers of Ireland
Insolvency Service Practitioner	Insolvency Service of Ireland
Patent Agent	Irish Patents Office
Primary Teacher/Post Primary Teacher	The Teaching Council
Solicitor	Law Society of Ireland
Surveyor	Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
Tax Consultant	Irish Tax Institute
Town Planner	Irish Planning Institute
Trademark Agent	Irish Patents Office