Ireland , with a highly developed economy, broad employment prospects, peaceful and stable society, and people love a better life. It has become an ideal destination for investment and development of high-net-worth families and high-skilled talents around the world.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Covenney said that in the first five months of 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued about 500,000 passports, the number has reached 80% of the whole year last year, and the number of passport applications is expected to reach 1.4 million this year. Compared with passports of other European countries, having an Irish passport is equivalent to having an EU passport + permanent residence in the UK.
In the United Nations released the " Human Development Report ", Ireland ranks second in the world in terms of quality of life, second only to Norway.
In the "2022 World Happiness Report", Ireland's happiness index surpasses Canada, Britain, France, the United States, Germany and other countries, ranking 13th in the world.
Immigration to Ireland, and can also enjoy all-round social welfare such as parenting, education, medical care, employment, and elderly care. It is really enviable!
. Medical benefits
. Free cancer screening: Women aged
- 50-64 can enjoy free breast cancer examination every two years; women aged
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0-60 can enjoy free cervical cancer examination every three years; women aged - 55-74 can enjoy free bowel cancer examination every two years.
. Long-term disease treatment plan: Free disease treatment services provided by Ireland to residents with certain long-term diseases or physical and mental disabilities, including medicines, medical and surgical procedures required for treatment.
. Drug Subsidy Scheme: Ireland provides a "Drug Subsidy Scheme". Individuals or families only need to pay up to 114 euros per month to purchase medicines and medical supplies. The excess is borne by the government by the government. Free public medical care: In Ireland, most treatments are conducted by family doctors. With a medical card or family doctor access card, patients can enjoy family doctor services for free.
If the family doctor believes that the patient needs to go to the hospital for treatment, the patient can use this medical card or the family doctor access card to visit the public hospital. All medical treatment fees are free. At the same time, holding a medical card or a family doctor access card can also enjoy free community services, dentist services, approved prescription medication fees, hospital care, and a range of other benefits.
5. Free EU medical care: Irish residents can also apply for EU medical insurance card for free, allowing Irish residents to enjoy medical services in these countries when they are temporarily stuck in any EU and Switzerland , Iceland , Liechtenstein and Norway.
. Child welfare
. Free dentist services: The Irish government provides free dentist services for children under 6 years old, primary school students and medical card holders. Primary school students can seek dentist treatment from the Children's Medical Service Center. If necessary, you can also go to the dental clinic for further treatment, which will be handled by the chief dentist of the medical center, and dental treatment is free.
. Infant and Child Care Subsidy: The Irish government has launched the "Affordable Care Program". Families with children aged 6 months to 3 years old can apply for this subsidy. There is no income survey required to apply. The maximum subsidy amount available is 20 euros/week and 960 euros/year.
. "Milk Gold" subsidy: In Ireland, children who are legally resident and who are under the age of 18 can receive the "Children's Milk Gold" provided by the government. Each child is 140 euros per month, and the subsidy amounts received by second and third-child families can be superimposed.
"Ireland's milk gold benefits are higher than those of the five traditional Nordic welfare countries, Norway, Iceland, Finland , Denmark and Sweden , and are much higher than those of other European countries such as the United Kingdom, Netherlands , Belgium , Austria and France!" The Irish Children's Minister said that in the future, the investment in child care will be increased in a targeted manner.
4. Free medical services: In Ireland, children can receive free vaccination services from birth to 16 years old. In addition, children under 6 years old can enjoy free general medical services, including comprehensive physical examinations at the age of 2 and 5 years old, home visits, emergency care, asthma and children's care and other services.
. Parental welfare
. Pregnant women's welfare: Pregnant women in Ireland can enjoy the legal 26-week extra-long maternity leave, and the length of maternity leave ranks first in the EU. In addition, pregnant women can receive a 240 euros per week pregnant women subsidy, which can receive a total of 26 weeks, totaling about 6,240 euros, and enjoy free pregnant women's courses and public hospital maternal and child care services. If the child is born later than the due date and the remaining maternal leave for pregnant women is less than 4 weeks, they may be eligible to extend maternal leave to ensure that women receive a full 4-week maternal leave after delivery. In this case, women can receive maternal benefits until the baby reaches 4 weeks of age.
. Parental leave and parental allowance: From April 2021, the parental leave for Irish parents will be extended from the original 2 weeks to 5 weeks. Parents can enjoy 5 weeks of paid parental leave, and they can receive a allowance of 245 euros per week, totaling 1,225 euros.
. Single-parent family allowance: In single-parent families under 66 years old who raise children independently, children under 12 years old who meet the conditions can receive a allowance of 38 euros per week, and children aged 12 and above can receive a allowance of 45 euros per week. And in April 2021, Ireland lifted the income threshold for single-parent families to receive the allowance.
4. Free pregnancy treatment: Ireland's public obstetrics and gynecology hospital care is free for all pregnant residents, including prenatal care, care during the baby's birth and the cost of hospitalization for mothers and babies.
4. Pension benefits
. Pension: Ireland has 3 pension plans, which not only cover office workers, but individuals can also establish their own pension accounts, which protects the interests of all citizens to a greater extent and allows people to worry about old age.
. Elderly care: The Irish government provides a range of services for elderly people living in Ireland, including inpatient care services, nursing home nursing services, blood pressure and rehabilitation care, daily services, rehabilitation, community services, home care and family help. At the same time, the Irish government will provide certain subsidies for the expenses of private nursing homes.
. Free medical and nursing home subsidies: elderly people over 70 years old enjoy free medical services. In addition, Ireland provides state subsidies for elderly people who need to stay in nursing homes, with each bed being around 1,000 euros per week.
4. Free domestic transportation card: People over 66 years old can apply for domestic transportation card and take all public transportation in Ireland for free, including: buses, trains, and light rail.
5. Educational welfare
. Free preschool education: Ireland's "Early Awakening Education Program" provides free preschool education for 15 hours a week, lasting 38 weeks per semester. Children of 3-5 years and 6 months of age can apply. Applications do not require a family income survey and are applicable to all kindergartens, nurseries and other preschool education institutions registered with TUSLA.
. Public primary and secondary schools are free: Public primary and secondary schools in Ireland are supported by the government and students do not need to pay tuition fees. For higher education, students who are studying for undergraduate degree in Ireland and meet residency and nationality requirements, the Irish government can help them pay their tuition fees.
9 On September 27, Ireland's "2023 Budget" was officially announced. The Irish Minister of Finance and the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform announced a budget worth 6.9 billion euros, as well as a living cost of about 4.4 billion euros package .
Next, let’s take you to experience the upgraded benefits!
. Social welfare
. Social welfare
. Social welfare treasury, including the state pension, will be increased by 12 euros per week;
. Increase fuel subsidies and lower the qualification threshold. Those who receive fuel subsidies will also receive 400 euros in one go;
. Expand the qualification standards for working-class families;
4. Provide a one-time subsidy of 500 euros for caregivers of disabled people;
5. A one-time subsidy of 200 euros is provided to those who receive solitary living allowance;
6. Two double subsidies are issued to all those who receive social welfare funds on Christmas and Halloween.
. Housing
. Tenants will be provided with a tax credit of 500 euros per year, including shared lease conditions;
. Introduce vacant property tax, and houses that have moved in for less than 30 days within 12 months will be taxed at three times the current local property tax;
. The "Help to buy" to provide first-time home buyers with a tax refund of 30,000 euros to be extended to the end of 2024.
. Medical
. The group that obtains free General practitioner medical card and medical card will increase by another 430,000;
. All patients (including adults) are exempted from hospitalization costs;
. Funding for providing 650 emergency and community beds by the end of 2023, and an additional 6,000 health care staff will be recruited.
4. Children/Education
. Child care costs are cut by 25%, and subsidies are increased;
. From September next year, free textbooks will be provided for all primary school students;
. Reduce university tuition fees by 1,000 euros in 2022/2023 (excluding international students in non-EU);
4. Families with incomes less than 100,000 euros will be permanently reduced by 500 euros;
5. For families with incomes below 62,000 euros, they only need to pay tuition fees of no more than 1,500 euros;
6. All scholarship recipients will receive double funding, and doctoral students will receive a one-time living allowance before Christmas.