In short: CA Recruitment helps Dublin employers hire overseas workers — most commonly in healthcare, hospitality, construction, and logistics — and manages the full DETE employment permit from the first eligibility check to the worker starting. The service is run nationally, so a Dublin business gets exactly the same end-to-end management as anyone else in Ireland.
For Dublin employers who can't fill roles locally
This page is for employers, not job seekers. If you manage a business in Dublin and you have roles you cannot fill from the local or EEA labour market, hiring an overseas worker through an Irish employment permit is a legitimate, well-established route — and CA Recruitment manages it end-to-end.
Dublin has the tightest labour market in the country in several sectors. Nursing homes and homecare services struggle to fill care roles; hotels, restaurants, and catering operations compete hard for staff; construction firms need trades for a heavy pipeline of work; and logistics and warehousing operators around the M50 and the port are stretched. Where the local supply runs out and the role qualifies for a permit, you can recruit from a much larger pool overseas.
Sectors we recruit for in Dublin
CA Recruitment places overseas workers across any role eligible for an Irish employment permit. In Dublin, the demand we see most often is:
- Healthcare and care: healthcare assistants, home support workers, and nurses for Dublin nursing homes, homecare agencies, and disability services.
- Hospitality: qualified chefs (Commis Chef level and up, with the experience DETE asks for) for Dublin hotels and restaurants. Waiting, bar and kitchen-assistant roles are on DETE's ineligible list, so we'll tell you straight what qualifies.
- Construction: skilled trades for Dublin's residential and commercial build pipeline. General labouring and site-operative roles don't qualify; the named trades do.
- Logistics and transport: HGV drivers who hold a recognised CE or C1E licence. Most general warehouse and operative roles sit on DETE's ineligible list, so we check each role before you commit.
Not sure your role qualifies? We confirm eligibility against DETE's lists during a free check — see the full list of sectors we cover.
How it works for a Dublin business
The employment permit process is national — applications go to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), not to any local office — so a Dublin employer is served exactly the same as one anywhere in Ireland. Almost everything is handled remotely, by phone, WhatsApp, and email.
For most roles the route is the General Employment Permit; for higher-skilled shortage occupations it is the Critical Skills Employment Permit. CA Recruitment confirms the correct permit, runs the Labour Market Needs Test where required, prepares and submits the DETE application, and coordinates the worker's visa and arrival. The full journey is set out in our Work Permit Guide for Irish Employers.
Hiring in Dublin? Let's check eligibility.
WhatsApp Monette directly on 089 416 6124 for a free eligibility check. We'll confirm whether your Dublin roles qualify, the correct permit and salary threshold, and a realistic timeline. No commitment required.
Why Dublin employers work with CA Recruitment
Filipino-owned, Ireland-based
Monette is Filipino and lives in Ireland. She sources candidates through her own direct networks in the Philippines — people she has spoken to and whose qualifications she has verified personally.
End-to-end permit management
The DETE process has precise requirements at every stage. We manage all of it. You review and sign documents and choose from the shortlist.
Every sector, not just trades
From reduced-threshold care roles to construction and hospitality, we work the full range of permit-eligible occupations Dublin employers need.
Licensed and transparent
CA Recruitment holds WRC Employment Agency Licence No. EA 5444. Fees are agreed upfront; government charges are billed at cost.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We work with employers across Dublin and the greater Dublin area. The permit process is run nationally with DETE, so a Dublin employer is served exactly the same as one anywhere in Ireland, and most of the process is handled remotely by phone, WhatsApp, and email.
Any role eligible for an Irish employment permit and not on the Ineligible List of Occupations. In Dublin that commonly means healthcare assistants and nurses, qualified chefs, skilled construction trades, and HGV drivers who hold a recognised licence. Roles like waiting staff, bar staff and general warehouse operatives are on the ineligible list. We confirm whether a specific role qualifies during a free eligibility check.
The Dublin employer applies to DETE for the permit — usually a General Employment Permit, or a Critical Skills Employment Permit for higher-skilled roles. CA Recruitment prepares and manages the full application, the Labour Market Needs Test where required, and the worker's visa. You review and sign; we do the rest.