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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: ...as tough as the apprenticeship Mr. McSherry did and they might not have as long hours as Ms Yeates and Ms Leane are doing. Does Mr. Hourihan believe there might be a fallout for fabrication, bricklaying and chef apprenticeships from many more apprenticeships being introduced? Does Mr. Hourihan understand the question I am asking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: ...or whatever go abroad for one, five or whatever number of years for work experience. Are there many in this cohort who emigrate after doing their apprenticeship and what is the reason for that? Chefs are sought all over the world. There is a scarcity of them here and the Restaurants Association of Ireland has said so almost on a daily basis. Have many of this cohort of students...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: My apologies. I put down "chef" but I just read "logistics" here. I know a company in Wexford would take Ms Yeates on tomorrow morning. I will call on Mr. English and Mr. Hourihan to wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: .... People may differ from me on this even within the hospitality sector but a majority agree with me that there is huge scope here, especially in areas like hotel management, catering, hospitality, cheffing and everything like that. I hope what the Minister offered to the Irish Hotels Federation is only the start of a large suite of packages he and his Department can provide over the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Minister with responsibility for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (8 Oct 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ...reboot the economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. We saw the way the hospitality sector assisted the economic recovery following the financial crash but following that there was a huge shortage of chefs, jobs in areas of hotel management and so on. I believe the hotel and catering college is still operating in Shannon, County Clare, and before that we had CERT. My constituency office, and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (9 Jun 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ..., I launched the scheme to re-enlist former PDF enlisted personnel who have the skills and expertise required to fill identified vacancies that currently exist. This includes technicians, fitters, chefs, communications and IT specialists and naval staff. The scheme will allow for initial re-enlistment for a minimum of six months and up to 3 years. The duration of the re-enlistment offered...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (13 May 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ...Force (PDF) with the skills and expertise to fill specialist vacancies that currently exist in the PDF. These shortages of personnel include a number of specialised posts such as technicians, fitters, chefs, communications and IT specialist, naval and avionics experts. Separately, I introduced a scheme for re-commissioning former Officers last October. This scheme facilitates the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ...currently ongoing: - General Service Recruitment - Air Corps Apprentice Aircraft Technician - Naval Service Direct Entry Engine Room Artificer Technician - Naval Service Direct Entry Chef - Naval Service Electrical Artificer - Naval Service Hull Artificer - Naval Service Radio/Radar Technician  - Naval Service Direct Entry Officers It is also anticipated that the upcoming...