Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate what the Deputies say about Mayo and west Cork and that is why Fáilte Ireland is working closely with the key sectoral bodies and the tourism and hospitality oversight group, which is pivoted to focus on supporting the industry in its immediate recruitment challenges. Fáilte Ireland is supporting businesses to address vacancies in several ways. Regionally, Fáilte Ireland is helping the industry to build relationships with further and higher education providers to reach students and graduates who are available to work at peak times and become a key part of the seasonal work force. As part of this, Fáilte Ireland has also linked all the local education and training boards, ETBs, with businesses that are looking to recruit students to make them aware of the range of training and the scope of upskilling courses they can provide to newcomers to the industry. Fáilte Ireland is also working with the Department of Social Protection to promote the pathways to work strategy and improve opportunities for tourism and hospitality businesses to recruit from the live register to help ensure a future pipeline of talent and inspire the future generation of tourism. Fáilte Ireland recently launched the first ever industry-wide transition year work placement programme to provide tourism and hospitality businesses with a direct link to students looking for work experience placements which can progress to become seasonal roles.

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