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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works (27 Feb 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Chef Applications (open competition closed 21/02/2024) Male Female 8 2

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (9 May 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...;Fáilte Ireland participates in the Hospitality Skills Oversight Group, which oversees skills development and promotion in the sector, including monitoring the implementation of the EGFSN recommendations. With specific regard to chef training, Fáilte Ireland is playing a leading role in the development of a culinary apprenticeship programme through its...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Skills Development (8 Feb 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) ​report on the hospitality sector. These recommendations are aimed at ensuring that there is an adequate supply of skilled staff in the tourism sector, including key roles such as chefs and other skilled positions.  Addressing projected skills demand requires a combination of measures, including providing appropriate direct enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Employment Data (31 Jan 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...and support tourism as a leading indigenous component of the Irish economy. It is critically important to ensure that there is an adequate supply of skilled staff in the tourism sector, including key roles such as chefs, food service, accommodation services, and tour guides.  In line with my Department's Tourism Action Plan 2016-2018, which is overseen by the...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (10 Nov 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...brought before the Tourism Leadership Group, which I chair, and that we would share information as best practice. We do not need to go off establishing another quango or reinventing the wheel. If chefs and tourism and hospitality staff can be trained in the ETB in Roxborough in Limerick, it can be done everywhere and we should be able to meet the skills deficit. There is a requirement...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...I - and whoever my successor is - would be delighted to see Fáilte Ireland coming back again and to amend the legislation again. Regarding culinary skills, again, this came up at the tourism leadership group on Monday. A piece of work specifically regarding chefs has already been carried out because the Restaurants Association of Ireland, the Irish Hotels Federation and the people...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...the package. The Deputy is correct that the attractiveness would not be there either. Deputy Troy mentioned the institutes of technology and skill sets. As I indicated a while ago, SOLAS is charged with making sure those skills exist and the tourism action group has identified chefs as an issue in the first instance, although there are also issues with front of house and waiting staff...