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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: ...We are concerned because these are community associations that are providing a very valuable service to the local community in all sorts of ways. The person who had reached 66 years of age was a chef and was providing meals for elderly people in the community a number of days a week but it is not possible to get someone to replace him. Many community associations are not able to get...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2018)

Gerard Craughwell: ...a broken record when it comes to the Defence Forces, but I have gained information this morning that adjudications provided for increases in income for specialists in the Defence Forces such as chefs and members of the ranger wing, among various other specialists, but the Department has decided that, while it will pay the increases from 1 October, it will not backdate them. A considerable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Nov 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Dara Calleary: ...in place for late-night entertainment specialists, including sound and music technicians. We also need a package of key employee supports in order that restaurants and hotels can retain employees such as chefs, whose skills are limited but necessary. They need to be retained within the hospitality industry. I know of chefs who have moved into catering in manufacturing, manufacturing...

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Tom Fleming: ...has been substandard. We, therefore, need to up the tempo, as the quality of training has not been in line with industry's needs. For example, there is a major shortfall in various categories of chef and in-house worker in the hospitality and hotel industries, respectively. We are falling far short of meeting such needs adequately.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: ...reviewing officer arrived at a determination that the type of work proposed to be performed by the applicant was not eligible for an employment permit. It should be noted that an employment permit for a chef position will not issue where the nature of the business is catering, fast food, or where food is prepared in bulk for speed of service rather than to individual order.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Dec 2017)

John Halligan: ... 28 International Financial Services Specialist MOTOR 29 Agricultural Mechanics 30 Construction Plant Fitting 31 Heavy Vehicle Mechanics 32 Motor Mechanics 33 Vehicle Body Repairs HOSPITALITY 34 Commis Chef

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: ..., following requests for alternative accommodation, the family was transferred to Athlone Accommodation Centre. The family's youngest child was born on 3 September, 2007. The management and head chef at Athlone Accommodation Centre have had numerous meetings with this family and have worked closely with them to ensure that their dietary requirements are met. The RIA has received formal...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (16 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...subject to a quota of 250 A number of additional technical changes are also included such as to provide for the introduction of the Revenue Commissioners PAYE Modernisation Initiative, amendments to the criteria for Chef Employment Permits and the exemption of Career Guidance Teachers from the Ineligible Occupations List allowing secondary schools access career guidance teachers through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Nov 2013)

Michael Mullins: ...those skill shortages? We have had many meetings with representatives of the hospitality industry in recent times and they have spoken about significant skill shortages, particularly a shortage of chefs. Will we be able to meet the demand that exists with the new structures that are being put in place?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (5 Jul 2018)

John Halligan: ... 1 49 28 28 52 158 Brick and Stonelaying 31 10 41 32 7 121 Cabinet Making 2 2 Carpentry and Joinery 277 130 356 206 167 1136 Commis Chef 25 25 Construction Plant Fitting 73 76 61 38 248 Electrical 1786 371 1042 711 574 4484 Electrical Instrumentation 127 48 65 24 42 21 327...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016) See 2 other results from this debate

Robert Troy: ...While the authority has a remit in regard to education in tourism, it does not have any remit in terms of education in the hospitality sector. There is a critical shortage of people to work in the service industry, including chefs, waiting staff and bar staff, which can be linked to the abolition of CERT. In light of the proposed increase in the ceiling in terms of what can potentially...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Oct 2020)

Niall Collins: ...Electrical Instrumentation 6 Electrical 380 Cybersecurity 4 Construction Plant Fitting 6 Commis Chef 2 Carpentry and Joinery 79 Brick and Stonelaying 8 Auctioneering and Property Services 28 Agricultural...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the €680,000 announced under the rural regeneration funds for Castlerea, County Roscommon. A state-of-the-art food training centre in Castlerea, An Chistin, trains the most amazing chefs and others in the catering business. As well as that, they want to look at food incubator units where start-ups and businesses can come in and start up their business in a place with a lot...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (17 Nov 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...through Direct Entry streams is demonstrated by the number of applications that were received for 8 Direct Entry competitions held in 2020.  These 8 Naval Service competitions were in respect of Chefs, Engine Room Artificers, Hull Artificers, Electrical Artificer, Radio/Radar Technician, Operations Branch Officer, Electrical Engineering Officer, and Marine Engineering Officer. I...

Tourism Employment (28 Mar 2012)

Leo Varadkar: ...training and career prospects for new entrants. New apprenticeship style models have been developed and put in place across the country, together with an accelerated training programme for chefs and restaurant service providers. It is estimated that 18,800 trainees, students, employees and employers will receive training and business support from Fáilte Ireland in 2012. Fáilte Ireland...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jan 2012)

James Reilly: ...Disability Services) 7 11 3 21 42 Caretaker 2 2 Casualty Officer 1 1 Catering Officer Grade I 1 1 2 Catering Officer, Grade II 1 2 3 Catering/Cleaner/Assistant 4 8 4 11 27 Chargehand 1 1 Chef I 3 1 4 Chef II 1 1 2 3 7 Chef, Senior 1 1 2 Chief Executive Officer 1 1 2 Child Care Manager 1 1 Cleaner 1 2 3 Clerical Officer 12 18 18 24 73 Clerk of Works 1 1 Clinical Nurse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

...comes from HSI to ourselves. The answer to that is "No". HSI has some small sponsorship arrangements in place for the high performance teams which it administers and sends abroad through their chefs d'équipe. Their funding for that element of it, as Mr. Potterton alluded to, comes directly from Sport Ireland. It is the core fund and the high performance fund, which the affiliates...

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018) See 3 other results from this debate

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...in Limerick. They are in the Revenue offices for four days each week and are trained on another day. When I was Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I was told that we needed hundreds of commis chefs. That has been turned around and from next September Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute will offer commis chef trainee apprenticeships. The system is responding. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Crosscare Emigrant Support Service: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: ...before I do so. That 109,000 people have returned to Ireland in the last four years is very good news for us. There is a shortage of labour in the hospitality industry. There is a shortage of chefs. There are also shortages of nurses, teachers and construction industry workers. One would think that the Government would be saying "Céad míle fáilte" and welcoming those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

John Halligan: ...the medical device area and Processing Technologist in the polymer manufacturing area.  Subject to successful validation, ten further new programmes are scheduled to commence in 2017, in various occupations including Commis Chef, Accounting Technician, Software Developer and Network Engineer and roles in the international financial services sector.