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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retention of 9% VAT Rate: Discussion with Restaurants Association of Ireland (17 Sep 2013)

Feargal Quinn: ...introducing a second reduction in order to provide the industry with another boost. The previous reduction had a tremendous impact. I was jolted by what was said with regard to the lack of chefs, etc. What action can we take to solve this problem? Mr. Cummins explained the position but I would have thought that it would be very easy for people to gain entry to the profession. I was...

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)

Feargal Quinn: ...with the Minister at the launch of the city of sciencewhich will take place in the summer. If a business is relying on a scientist or, to use Senator Leyden's example, if a hotel is relying on a chef, and the scientist or chef is out sick and have to be replaced, the replacements might not have the same talent, qualifications or ability. If there is a doubt about how much they are to be...

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements, Questions and Answers (17 Nov 2011)

Feargal Quinn: ...the use of such a blunt instrument, as described by the Minister, particularly for a smaller business. Take the example of somebody employing five or six people in a restaurant. There is one chef and if he or she is out sick, there is nobody to replace them. The business probably closes until he or she returns. There is also the example of somebody who has five or six employees, one of...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: Second Stage. (20 Apr 2010)

Feargal Quinn: ...He refers to some fish that are scarce, and I assume he is referring not just to inland fish but also sea fish. He says that bluefin tuna, for example, should not be served at all. The well known chef, Jamie Oliver, has removed bluefin tuna from his menus and recipes, and some of the big restaurants in the UK have had second thoughts about serving it. I am not suggesting that bluefin...