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State Visits. (24 Feb 2010) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Gilmore: ...Senator de Búrca in her cabinet? I refer to the appointment of the Irish member of the Court of Auditors. Was that appointment made conditional on the former Senator de Búrca being appointed chef de cabinet, attaché or whatever in the cabinet when appointed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...time? They were breaching ratios. In previous answers to colleagues' questions, they stated that workers who had direct contact with children need to be qualified. I remind the officials that a chef was working directly with children in one of these facilities on one occasion. If rosters are inspected, why are ratios consistently breached?

Written Answers — Labour Shortages: Labour Shortages (19 Jun 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: ...in the State on valid employment permits or where there is an officially recognized scarcity of workers of a particular type or qualification. All catering occupations, with the exception of Chefs, are currently ineligible for new employment permits for non-EEA nationals. The Employment Permits Section consider applications in respect of fully trained Head Chefs on a case by case basis for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (2 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: ...welcomes and values the engagement of providers in supporting all aspects of curriculum delivery, in particular in the important area of healthy lifestyles for young people. The Apprentice Chef Programme is one such initiative. Much is being done already in this area by my Department, both in terms of the curriculum delivery and in resourcing. My Department issued guidance to post...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: ...most reliant, is down. What is being done to increase hotel accommodation capacity, improve visitor numbers from the UK and ensure we increase the rate of critical skills visas being issued for chefs in particular?

Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Brendan Griffin: ...from different Departments to oversee and monitor changes to work permits. Through our participation on this group, the Department has assisted the industry in obtaining permits for certain grades of chefs, subject to an overall quota of 610 in March 2018. Changes in April 2019 allow employers to replace permit holder employees who leave their employment prior to the expiry of a permit....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2021)

Ollie Crowe: ...19 and endless lockdowns. They also include challenges which have not received the same attention, in particular, the loss of skilled and experienced employees from the sector. This includes head chefs, senior chefs, managers and so on, who were happy to build their futures in our sector a little over 12 months ago, but out of necessity for their families and for themselves, have gone...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Work Permits (5 Oct 2021)

Damien English: ...the difficulties that are out there because I have engaged with the sectors quite a lot. When I said we were prioritising medical staff I meant to point out that we prioritised permits for chefs as well because we understood that the sector was under an awful lot of pressure and that it was an essential service providing food during the Covid emergency. We tried to fast-track and...

Seanad: Report of Tourism Policy Review Group: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

It is an achievable aim for Ireland to become the food capital of Europe. Our food, chefs and restaurateurs are superb. We can make ourselves a magnet for the foodies of Europe. This can be the place to which people come for the best food. However, we need to have our own food. Where would somebody go to lunch in Dublin to taste Irish lobster? That is a $64 question. There are a couple of...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Gerry Horkan: ...my understanding that those service charges at whatever rate will end up in a pot controlled by employees to be distributed among staff one way or another, whether it is lounge staff, bar staff, chefs, waiting staff and so on.Under this Bill, a tip, be it 10%, 12%, 15% or 20%, will end up in a pot to be controlled by employees and distributed among them, be that kitchen staff, chefs,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: ...11 Hair 2 8 Hairdressing 2 8 Hospitality and Food 205 38 Butcher 40 2 Chef de Partie 53 15 Commis Chef 109 21 Sous Chef 3 ICT 247 59 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Kevin O'Keeffe: ...responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the restaurants and food sectors here are facing a crisis shortage of chefs and skilled hospitality staff and a lack of trained staff to resource these businesses; and if his attention has been further drawn to the view of the restaurant and food service sector...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Special EU Programmes Body: Engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Howlin: ...to abuse my position in the chair somewhat now. The Minister referenced his availability to talk to us about the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, BAR, fund and I have one brief question on that. The chef de cabinet of Commissioner Ferreira indicated in December that an initial allocation was made. Have particular projects been identified and has money been allocated to them from that fund?...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Dec 2010)

Mary Harney: ...in the public health sector from 2011 onwards and to facilitate health service reform. The VER and VR schemes were open to management and administrative staff and general support staff (e.g. chefs) but priority was given to management and administrative grades. The exact grades covered by the two schemes were set out in detail in the relevant Circular (Circular 7/2010). The schemes were...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021) See 3 other results from this debate

Mr. Mark McGowan: The most important part of this is an extension of the employment wage subsidy scheme until normal levels of business resume. As with my colleague, Mr. Anderson, my head chef moved into construction, so that is two people on this panel alone. The problem is evident. We are in the people industry. It is different in that we will need approximately eight weeks to have...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2003)

...about the idea of full-time county councillors. There are six councillors in my electoral area. I was elected as a student. There was a retired teacher, farmer, factory worker, bar worker and chef on the council, all bringing a different perspective to the role of county councillor. There are many different professions represented on local authorities. I would not like to see this made...

Topical Issue Matters (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Barrett: ...by former residents of the Priory Hall complex in Donaghmede, Dublin 13; (6) Deputy Michelle Mulherin - the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to make provision for the training of chefs through the VECs to address the shortage of chefs being experienced in the tourism sector by restaurants and hotels around the country; (7) Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Simon Harris - the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: ...and where a business case can be made for highly skilled and qualified non-EEA staff, my Department will consider such applications on a case by case basis. However, employers are advised to seek chefs specialising in ethnic cuisines in Ireland and across the wider European labour pool prior to making an application to the work permits section. Each individual application must be supported...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Anthony Lawlor: ...the regulations that were changed last year with a view to updating them. There are certain difficulties, particularly in the hospitality sector. People are trying to get different types of chef into the country to provide services here. They are not being trained or facilitated here in this country. Such a debate might be possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: ...eating can be achieved. I welcome Mr. Trevor White, who is the author of a best selling restaurant guide but, more important, has written extensively on the matter under discussion and also on chefs, restaurants and the politics of food production in Ireland.