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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Does Ms Dunne wish to take the question on direct provision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Were the conditions quite difficult for employers to take on such people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: That was the issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: That is for an employment permit. This is where the issue arises.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Can Mr. Donohoe address the resources questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: What percentage of the 4,530 apprentices were female?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: It is still 2%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: That is something the committee was told a fortnight ago. I think the Department of Justice and Equality asks for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: To be clear, is it the case that a copy of the passport suffices for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: That would be fantastic. We need clarity on the issue. I thank Ms Dunne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Tourism.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: To be clear, is that non-EEA workers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: We will allow the witness to continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Deputy Quinlivan has been waiting patiently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: The Senator is welcome. I call Deputy Quinlivan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: Before we conclude this section, I would like to ask Ms Dunne a question. She spoke about the extra demand for permits and how the waiting list had increased outside of her control. She said she was hoping to have it back within normal timeframes, where two weeks and four weeks were standard. Was she able to employ extra staff or did she redeploy from within the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I beg the Senator's pardon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank all the witnesses for coming here today. It was a very frank and worthwhile meeting. I hope they will come back when we launch our report on this. We will suspend the meeting now to allow our other guests take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I welcome Ms Laura Regan and congratulate her on completing her four-year electrician apprenticeship with the ESB. She is now a qualified electrician and has secured a full-time job with the ESB. I also welcome Mr. Paddy Power. He is from Wexford and he is in the final year of his three-year insurance apprenticeship that will lead to a level 8 degree. He was part of the first intake of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)
Mary Butler: I thank Paddy and Laura for their comments. I congratulate both of them on their achievements. Laura has broken the mould as a young girl by qualifying as an electrician in the ESB because only 2% of women and girls undertake apprenticeships. What Laura has done is fantastic. Equally, Paddy is fantastic because he bravely changed career. As he has said, he worked in the hospitality...