Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I met Mr. Cummins last year - I am sure he also met many other Deputies - to discuss the barriers and bottlenecks that exist for those involved in the profession of chef. In light of the current level of unemployment, it is crazy that there has been absolutely no movement in respect of this issue. The industry will suffer greatly in three to four years from now as a result of a lack of suitably-qualified people. We often discuss the skills-jobs mismatch, particularly in the context of the high-tech industries. If and, hopefully, when the restaurant industry gets going again, we may be obliged to bring in chefs from other countries to fill vacancies because people here will not possess the necessary skills.