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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (22 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...number of years, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has introduced a number of changes to widen access to the General Employment Permit for certain occupations in the sector. All grades of Chef have been eligible for the General Employment Permit since 2019, with restrictions such as quotas or limits per establishment also removed. Experienced Executive Chefs, Head Chefs,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (28 Jun 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to calls by an organisation (details supplied) for emergency measures to be put in place to solve a shortage of chefs across the country (details supplied); the status of the CERT national hospitality training centre in Amiens Street; and his views on whether 5,000 chefs will be needed to fill vacancies by...

Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Employment (26 Sep 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Michelle Mulherin: ...have said they are discussing the matter with SOLAS and that the problem is recognised. However, the Minister of State's response does not seem to indicate that. Emphasising the shortage, many chefs are being brought into the country because restaurants do not have the chefs. While there may be chefs in the kitchen, why can we not train our own people where there is a skills shortage?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The Commis Chef Apprenticeship programme is currently run in two locations in the City of Dublin ETB area;Coláiste íde College of Further Education, Cardiffsbridge Rd, Finglas West, DublinCrumlin College of Further Education, Crumlin Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12The programme is also offered at 11 other locations nationally.At present there are no plans to run the Commis Chef...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2022)

Carol Nolan: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number who have enrolled in the national commis chef apprenticeship programme that was launched by her Department in each of the years 2018 to date in 2022; the numbers who have successfully completed the programme each year to date; if her attention has been drawn to the acute shortage of suitably qualified chefs to date; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps he has taken to ensure there will be an adequate supply of chefs available to the hospitality industry here in view of the shortage of trained chefs in the country at the moment, particularly in rural areas; the discussions he has had with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on this matter; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (29 Nov 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has adopted a policy of denying work permits to Indian restaurant chefs on the grounds that candidates for these positions can be sourced exclusively from within the EU; the evidence upon which his Department based its conclusion that there are sufficient numbers of EU-national Indian chefs available to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Diarmuid Wilson: ..., Senator Billy Lawless, and his family run a number of very successful businesses in Chicago and employ over 600 people from various ethnic backgrounds, including many Irish people. This week, a chef from his restaurant called The Dearborn, chef Aaron Cuschieri, won a prestigious national competition on the Food Network television channel that is broadcast coast to coast in the United...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retention of 9% VAT Rate: Discussion with Restaurants Association of Ireland (17 Sep 2013) See 8 other results from this debate

...consumer confidence, not just in terms of tourist numbers but also for people living here wishing to enjoy themselves, and how obsessed we are as a country with food. The issue of the shortage of chefs has not been emphasised enough and actually makes us uncompetitive. When I started in this business it was difficult but we tried to cut wage and food costs wherever we could. However, it...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 May 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Damien English: ...Group which my Department chairs and on which a number of Departments, including the Department of Health are represented. Access to employment permits was widened for all grades of Chef in 2019, with restrictions as to quota or limit per establishment also removed; experienced Executive Chefs, Head Chefs, Sous Chefs, Chef de Partie and Commis Chefs can apply for a General Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (8 May 2019)

John Halligan: ...Technician 169 2017 Insurance Practice 191 2016 International Financial Services Associate 27 2017 International Financial Services Specialist 24 2017 Hospitality Total 139 Butcher 14 2018 Chef de Partie 27 2018 Commis Chef 98 2017 Sous Chef 0 2018 ICT Total 89 ICT Associate Professional Network Technician 38 2018 ICT Associate Professional Software Developer 51 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (5 Jul 2018) See 2 other results from this answer

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of employment permits granted to chefs in each of the years 2011 to 2017, as well as the number of employment permits refused to chefs in each of the years 2011 to 2017, and their nationalities, is in the tables. It should be noted that applications are refused for a number of...

Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2017)

John Halligan: ...technicians, engineers up to level 7, OEM technicians, telecoms field technicians, ICT network engineers, HGV drivers and property services apprentices. There is a whole list that runs from commis chef to sous chef, craft butcher, executive chef, accounting technician and so on. All the time we are looking for ideas and proposals, whether they come from Deputies in the House, whose...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

...sectors. The construction industry, healthcare, retail and so on are crying out for staff. It will take us time to build the number of employees in our industry back up. We have had success with chefs through the work permit scheme. We got 800 chefs in this year. We expect the same number of chefs to come in next year. I thank the Department for its activity in trying to attract...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (5 May 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Christopher O'Sullivan: ...but that is not the case and unfortunately it is still a big issue. I will give the Minister of State an example of some of the issues. I spoke to one business recently that advertised for a chef position in June of last year and by October it had only received one CV, despite being quite a reputable business and that challenge is ongoing. Another business I spoke to was advertising on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: In 2023, there was a total of 73 applications to the Level 6 Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme. The information is set out in tabular form, by Educational Training Board, in the attached table. Commis Chef Level 6 Registrations 2023 Region Registrations Cavan & Monaghan ETB ...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: We received an e-mail from the Restaurants Association of Ireland yesterday regarding a matter that, I understand, Senator Gallagher raised yesterday, namely, the struggle it is having in finding chefs in the country. It referred to a shortage of 5,000 chefs. The name of the organisation rang a bell with me and I wondered what it was. It is the same organisation that called for a freezing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: ...or Sports Ireland; the details of the distribution of high performance funding between Paralympic sport and Olympic sports; if his attention has been drawn to the fact the organisation will have no chef de mission for the remainder of 2020; and if his attention has been further drawn to the fact there is no plan for a chef de mission in the future. [13932/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. All Defence Forces personnel are in receipt of basic pay and applicable allowances as determined by their rank, length of service and qualifications. Currently, the ranks serving as Chefs in the Defence Forces are all pre-2013 entrants and range in rank from Corporal to Company Quartermaster Sergeant. The weekly basic pre-2013 pay rate of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (14 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: ...education centres. FET is also provided through community and voluntary groups, commercial training providers and in workplaces. There are currently 3 apprenticeships in the hospitality sector; Commis Chef (level 6), Chef de Partie (level 7) and Sous Chef (level 8). A further Executive Chef programme (level 9) and a Bar Manger Apprenticeship (level 7) are in development. A new...