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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Maria Byrne: ...follow on the words of a young apprentice called Jodie Whyte from Johnson & Johnson in Limerick. She was nominated for the Apprentice of the Year award recently. Jodie started her career as a chef and is now participating in an apprentice programme to be an engineer. This is something that is close to the Acting Leader's own heart, which is encouraging women to participate in...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Byrne: ...dear to my heart and I have raised it on many occasions in this House. Some of my colleagues have stated that there needs to be more joined-up thinking between education and tourism in terms of the creation of chef positions and so on. The issue of the licence also needs to be looked at. For non-Irish chefs, they have to bring a uniqueness to get a permit to work here but they are not...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)

Maria Byrne: ...On the one hand, as education spokesperson I know people go to college and upskill. On the other hand, employers say there is a shortage of people for certain skills. I give the two examples of chefs and hotel managers. Some people who have a small business approached me and told me that they got no response to an advertisement that they placed in The Irish Timesand displayed in one of...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Byrne: ...in his play for Munster and Ireland. It is great to see a man from Munster captaining the Lions in the first test match. An issue which has been raised many times in the House is the shortage of chefs. The Restaurants Association of Ireland recently issued a plea for funding to be put in place for the training and recruitment of chefs. In the area of Limerick in which I live, there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I will address the Irish Hotels Federation first. My own background is in the hospitality sector, so I am aware of the shortage of chefs, commis chefs, etc. From my experience of the training centre, and I know Mr. Vaughan has experience of it in Limerick, it targeted people from unemployed areas where it has been a great...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Skills Shortages (30 Mar 2017)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan. I know he is aware of the skills shortage in the hospitality industry, especially chefs and front-of-house staff. The expert group claimed that we need approximately 5,000 chefs a year in terms of training, and I understand 1,800 currently go through the system. My background is in the hospitality sector, and I know how important it is...

Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Maria Byrne: .... Our tourism sector is so dependent on people having traineeships and it is an area I would like the Minister to take a look at because the hospitality industry is concerned that there is a shortage of chefs and people in other areas. The extra money for third level is to be welcomed. I was at a launch recently at the University of Limerick, which related to STEM subjects. There has...

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Maria Byrne: ...the additional number of visitors was 2.19 million. Many people are employed in the tourist sector, but I am very concerned about the skills shortage, in particular those with culinary skills, chefs and so on. I ask the Minister to examine this area. I have raised issues with the Minister on the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland's Ancient East. I proposed that Limerick city should be added...