Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the questions which are most frequently asked of the HR staff. This page will be extended on a regular basis.

Where is the HR Office?
What is the University's Registered Number?
What are the Administrative Office hours?
When are monthly salary payments made?
When are weekly salary payments made?
Where do I get Staff Salary Scales?
Where do I get a Staff ID Card?
What is the Staff PC scheme?
What is a PPS Number?
Where do I get a PPS Number?
When and where do I apply for a Work Permit?
How do I apply for a post?
How will I know if you have received my application?
Will you accept my application after the closing date?
When will I hear if I have been invited to interview?
Where are the University's Dining Facilities?
Is there a Bank in the University?

Where is the HR Office?

The HR Office is located in the Quadrangle.

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What is the University's Registered Number?

0022578J

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What are the Administrative Office hours?

Administration Staff hours are:  9:15a.m. - 5:15p.m. 
(lunch 1:00p.m. - 2:15p.m.)

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When are monthly salary payments made?

Monthly salary payments at NUI Galway are made on the third last working day of each month by direct debit into your bank account.

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When are weekly salary payments made?

Weekly salary payments at NUI Galway are made each Thursday by direct debit into your bank account.

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Where do I get Staff Salary Scales?

The staff salary scales are available on the Financial Accounting website at:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/fo/services/pay_scales/

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Where do I get a Staff ID Card?

ID cards are issued by the Human Resources Office.  Staff members are required to make arrangements to be issued with an ID card.
Staff must give their personnel number and submit a passport size photo to the Human Resources Office. The personnel number is on the left-hand corner of the payslip or may be obtained from the Human Resources Office. Applications for staff ID cards must be submitted to the HR Office before the 15th of the month and will issue accordingly.
The contact number is +353 91 524411, Extension:  2151
Once the ID card is issued it must be signed immediately in front of a witness in the HR Office.
For further information on the Staff ID Card, please click here.

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What is the Staff PC scheme?

Computer Services in conjunction with the Human Resource's Office administers a Staff PC scheme. This is only relevant to new academic staff.
For further information on the Staff PC scheme, please click here.

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What is a PPS Number?

A Personal Public Service number is your unique reference number for all your dealings with the Public Service (e.g. applying to the tax office for a tax credits certificate, applying to the Department of Social, Community, and Family Affairs for a Social Welfare payment scheme etc.) The PPS number replaces the RSI number (Revenue and Social Insurance Number). If you already have an RSI number this is now your Personal Public Service number. 
More information about the PPS number can be obtained at the Department of Social Welfare website at http://www.welfare.ie/foi/cis_ppsallprocs.html

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Where do I get a PPS Number?

The number may be obtained at the local Social Welfare Office in Augustine Street, Galway which is located beside the City library. It is not possible to get a PPS number before entering the country if you are entering Ireland for the first time. (Contact number: 00 353 91 566191)

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When and where do I apply for a Work Permit?

The Employment Permits Act 2003 states that a Non-EU national may not work in the State without an employment permit having been granted by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade, & Employment.
The Human Resources Office will process and make contact with the Department of Enterprise, Trade, & Employment in relation to all work permit applications in respect of prospective employees or renewal of work permits for existing employees of NUI Galway.
More information on work permit requirements may be found on the Department of Enterprise and Employment website at: http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits

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How do I apply for a post?

Simply log on to http://www.nuigalway.ie/hr/vacancies/ and select either 'Academic' or 'Posts other than academic'.  A list of current vacancies will appear and by clicking on each one an job information pack will load up which gives you the instructions on how to apply.

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How will I know if you have received my application?

When you apply for a post, you will receive an acknowledgment card or an email to confirm that we have received your application. If you have not received an acknowledgement within 5 working days please contact Belinda Ó hAodha at extension:  3709 or  belinda.ohaodhanuigalway.ie

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Will you accept my application after the closing date?

Campbell Catering operate nine restaurants while the Student Union operate two.

• Campbell Catering
• An Bhialann
• The Junction
• St. Anthony's
• Áras na Gaeilge
• Clinical Science
• Nuns Island
• Arts Millennium Building
• Coffee on Line
• Common Room
• Staff Room
• SU Catering
• Smokey Joes
• SU Bar Catering

For information on opening hours, menus, click on the following: http://www.nuigalway.ie/catering/restaurants.html

Also available for dining is:  Moffets Restaurant.  For more details, check out their website at:  http://www.moffetts.ie/

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Is there a Bank in the University?

Information on banks and banking in Galway is available on http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/service/finance/bank

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