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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms McCord and I also Deputy Munster for those questions. I have a number of observations. We have covered much ground today and I appreciate our witnesses' presentations with some alarming experiences, statistics, and findings. There is certainly a great body of work to be done from the committee's point of view. Are any of the groups here represented at the Hospitality and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Go ahead.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate what Mr. Berney is saying and that that is what the forum was set up to do but has Congress had the opportunity and are these issues being raised at that forum where the two Ministers are in place?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate that. I hope I am not repeating something that has not been asked but Fáilte Ireland have a tourism careers oversight group, have appeared before this committee and have talked about the difficulties alluded to by our witnesses and the reasons for them. Is there an opportunity for any of our witnesses’ organisations to feed into that? Would Ms Curran wish to speak...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I am talking about the Fáilte Ireland careers oversight committee, which might have been a useful tool in raising these matters. That is something that we as a committee will have to make observations on. We may be able to help to do something on the representation of the witnesses' organisations and proportionality within these committees. That very much concludes our meeting...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Yes, we certainly will. Our schedule has been completed now until the end of this year but as a committee we will certainly, perhaps in our next private session on the 20 October, have a look at this. We have received a clear message that more work is needed to be done here and we should see if we can facilitate this. I certainly do not believe that today is the beginning and the end of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Have we a seconder for that proposal? We need a seconder for that proposal in order to write to those organisations and we could take this matter up again at our next private session.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Everyone is, therefore, in agreement on that and that is my sense of it. One can appreciate that it is a little bit more difficult to judge matters when everyone is working remotely but I want to ensure that I have all of the formalities correct on this. We are in agreement then that we draft those letters, make the contact and engagement that has been suggested by Deputy Munster and,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I apologise but I must give Ms Marciniak and Mr. Hynes an opportunity to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (12 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for high-speed broadband in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 217. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on a passport. [49484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (12 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of buildings being rented by the CMETB in County Cavan; the address of each building; and the cost to rent these per annum. [49681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the journey time of a person (details supplied) to school is taking so long; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a report has been submitted to his Department regarding a new campus for Cavan Institute, Cathedral Road, Drumalee, County Cavan; and if the plans are advanced. [49680/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for an angiogram; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49661/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 109. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress regarding the implementation of the White Paper to end direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48698/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic Violence (7 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 13. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures taken to assist domestic violence victims to access rent supplement; the number of persons accessing the payment, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48639/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress on the implementation of the Pathways to Work 2021-2025 national employment services strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (7 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work of the Anti-Racism Committee; when he expects the final report to be published; the actions he will undertake in response to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48697/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Financial Services (6 Oct 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether credit unions and other financial institutions should be allowed the option of accepting the public services card as one of a number of possible identification documents when opening an account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48414/21]