Results 1-16 of 16 for chefs speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...for all critical skill applications at approximately six weeks for all of quarter 2, on the assumption that demand remains at current levels. I will go back to the Department in respect of chefs, in particular. There are many people who could do with a weekend in Galway, given how the Deputy has described it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...of occupations in the hospitality sector have been removed from the ineligible occupations list and are eligible for the general employment permit. Access to employment permits was widened for all grades of chef in 2019, including experienced executive chefs, head chefs, sous chefs, commis chefs and so on. They can all now apply for a general employment permit to work in a restaurant at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: I get a sense that the Government does not fully appreciate the terrible impact that tomorrow's strike by healthcare assistants, laboratory and theatre operatives and chefs will have on our health services. These workers are the cogs and wheels of our health service. It cannot operate without them. Patients will be discommoded. Elective admissions will be cancelled. Necessary X-rays,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...of big projects such as broadband and the children's hospital. When it comes to something already agreed as far back as 2015 the Government is saying "No" to the workers, for example, the chefs whose additional pay would cost approximately €2 million, and that it wants them to go to the Labour Court but before they do that, it wants to fix the outcome by imposing preconditions on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...38 acute hospitals, the Central Mental Hospital and St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane. It will involve healthcare assistants, maternity care assistants, laboratory and theatre operatives and hospital chefs. This follows a long drawn-out industrial relations process going back to 2015 when, as part of the public service stability agreement, the Government and Department of Health agreed with...

Tributes on the Retirement of Members of Staff (16 Jul 2014)

Micheál Martin: ...who like their dinner in the middle of the day. I often feel sorry for some of the restaurant staff because the requests Deputies make from time to time do not always conform to the wishes of the chef and kitchen staff. Norah deserves great credit for keeping us all well fed and nourished in the application of our duties. I also wish Padraic Donlon a very happy retirement.

Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)

Micheál Martin: ...be recalled that the Taoiseach promised this some time ago on “The Late Late Show”. The report cards came in the unlikely form of a statement by the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe, the Chef Whip, when he spoke recently on Dáil reform, the guillotining of debate on legislation and the failure of Ministers to appear before the House to deal with three out of every...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (23 Apr 2009)

Micheál Martin: ...undertaken by organisations such as the ICRC, UNHCR, and Médecins Sans Frontières, whose activities Irish Aid have been supporting. I welcome the recent visit by the UN Secretary's General's Chef de Cabinet, Vijay Nambiar to Colombo last week, and hope that the UN will be able to engage more pro-actively with the Sri Lankan government while this appalling humanitarian tragedy continues...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (22 Apr 2009)

Micheál Martin: ...in mid-February, as well as the recent efforts of both men to bring about the declaration of the 48-hour ceasefire by the Sri Lankan Government on 12 April. I note also that the Secretary General's Chef de Cabinet, Vijay Nambiar, visited Colombo last week. Together with our partners in the EU, Ireland has welcomed the temporary ceasefire but has called for it to be extended in order to...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (22 Apr 2009)

Micheál Martin: ...work being done by organisations such as the ICRC, UNHCR, and Médecins Sans Frontières, whose activities Irish Aid have been supporting. I welcome the recent visit by the UN Secretary General's Chef de Cabinet, Vijay Nambiar, to Colombo last week. I hope the UN will be able to engage more proactively with the Sri Lankan government while this appalling humanitarian tragedy continues and...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (23 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Staff: All drivers (excluding HGV) In the category Childcare workers: Nursery / Crèche workers, childminders / nanny. In the category Hotel Tourism and Catering: All staff except qualified chefs. In the category Craft Workers and Apprentice / Trainee Craft Worker: Bookbinders, Bricklayers, Cabinet Maker, Carpenter / Joiner, Carton Maker, Fitter — Construction Plant, Electrician,...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (12 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department has informed me that the following are the figures for work permits issued to chefs in the past five years to date. Year New Permits Renewals Issued 2006 719 1,997 2,716 2005 822 2,370 3,192 2004 667 2,357 3,024 2003 1,684 2,004 3,688 2002 1,596 1,390 2,986

Written Answers — Skill Shortages: Skill Shortages (17 May 2006)

Micheál Martin: ..., transport related clerks) ∙Sales (technical sales representatives and marketing personnel) ∙Financial (credit controllers, financial clerks) ∙Services (security guards, waiters/ waitresses, chefs) ∙Food manufacturing (deboners) ∙Healthcare (care assistant) ∙Sales (sales assistant) These shortages are primarily the result of a tight labour market, against a backdrop of low...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (3 May 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 any application to the Work Permits Section.

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...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (29 Nov 2005)

Micheál Martin: ...are active in the restaurant and catering sector and, as a result, suitable employees are available to fill these positions. However, a limited number of work permit applications for fully-trained chefs for ethnic restaurants are considered. These applications are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. I indicated in my address on the Second Stage of the Employment Permits Bill 2005, on 12...