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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage will have looked at that in respect of some of the urban regeneration projects. Local authorities have stated they were granted €14 million, for example, but, in fact, it will now take €20 million to deliver a project. A scheme is now in place where the State meets 70% of that extra cost and local authorities will have to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: On a different topic but still within the area of sport, will Mr. Ó Conaire talk a little about the detail of the breakdown of the number of international competitions from 2019 to 2021 in which Ireland participated and won medals?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I will give Mr. Ó Conaire a break and come back to Ms Gleeson. Fáilte Ireland submitted written evidence to the committee in December 2021, which estimated there were 40,000 vacancies in the tourism industry. Could Ms Gleeson talk a little about whether those severe skills shortages were in the sector prior to the pandemic? If not, how can employment in the sector be returned to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Does the Department see that as having been the biggest problem during Covid, namely, that we lost that skill set to other industries? Was there a crisis in skills shortages prior to the pandemic or has this arisen as a direct result of the pandemic?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Were people leaving the industry prior to the pandemic?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I want to recap. A comprehensive summary of the plan is to get back into schools and colleges to encourage people. When the Restaurants Association of Ireland was before the committee it talked about having to go abroad to find staff to come and work in that industry and about the difficulty with visas and so on. Is that all part of the plan the Department is talking about?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: When Ms Gleeson mentions transition year work placements, does she mean transition year in school?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Has the Department taken on the idea that has been given to us in the committee of going abroad to find the skill set and to encourage those people to come to Ireland to work?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: It is a difficult issue but one that needs to be addressed. Ms Gleeson was here for the debate and discussion earlier and I am convinced that recruitment and retention have a huge part to play in the difficulties within our tourism sector. That was a key point that was made to us in prior committee meetings. We have to sell the industry in trade shows abroad and we have to try to recruit...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: There are no equivalent output indicators that relate to the national cultural institutions. There has been a selection of input indicators where equivalent output indicators are missing. I am sorry I know that is a tongue-twister.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I have come to the end of my line of questioning. I am sorry that there are not more of my colleagues present, although the witnesses might be delighted at that. We had a two-hour session before this, there are other committee meetings ongoing and I see a lot of our members in the Dáil and Seanad Chambers. I thank the witnesses for coming. This is our first engagement on this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) remains waiting for their arthritis appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the issues raised in the 2021 annual report of the Free Legal Advice Centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35618/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the provision of a domestic violence refuge for counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35672/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36057/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 254. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a passport application for a child (details supplied); if he will escalate same given that it has passed its due date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 280. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35561/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a passport application (details supplied); if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 306. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Jul 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 314. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36153/22]