Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Denyse Campbell:

I will come in on that point. I thank the Senator and it is lovely to see him. From a hospitality and hotel point of view, I totally agree with broadening our base and considering how we attract people into the industry. That is hugely important. For my hotel, I have engaged with Age Friendly Ireland. We did it last year as a sales incentive but we are now looking at it in the other way. We have noticed that in our local area in Swords, there are many people who would be interested in coming back to work, as the Senator has suggested. We have advertised part-time roles, such as for a switchboard operator for a four-hour shift three days a week, as opposed to the full-time shifts we talked about earlier. We have also engaged with Fingal County Council on the matter. It has resources in its offices to help. We are looking at this matter from a federation point of view. We are running a trial in one hotel at the moment to see how it goes.

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