Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed)

4:00 pm

Photo of Kevin HumphreysKevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I ask to get my questions finished. Ms Dunne touched on one regarding adequate housing. While the WRC has responsibility for the checks, what checks have ever been carried out on accommodation? What is the definition of "adequate accommodation"? What about education? Part of the pilot scheme involves English classes. To what level do those go and who provides them? Who is monitoring that? Ms Dunne said employers had to assure the Department they had made adequate efforts to fill posts? Is there a check whereby someone rings the relevant Intreo office? I recall a strong case being put to me for a particular sector and when I rang the local Intreo office, I found there were more than enough people registered with it to fill those positions. Is there a basic check sheet to ensure Intreo offices in relevant areas are contacted to determine if there are people available who could, with minimal training, fill those positions?

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