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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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (14 Feb 2017)

John Halligan: ...the lifetime of the Action Plan, 50,000 people will be registered on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes representing a doubling of current activity. Work is progressing on the development of a new Commis Chef Apprenticeship led by the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland working with Kerry Education and Training Board. It is planned that this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Policy (9 Feb 2017)

John Halligan: ..., including hospitality and tourism. Over the lifetime of the Action Plan, 50,000 people will be registered on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes representing a doubling of current activity. Work is progressing on the development of a new Commis Chef Apprenticeship led by the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland working with Kerry Education and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: The one most commonly referenced is the hospitality and restaurant trade. Is there any light at the end of that tunnel? All over the country, one cannot get chefs. Many young people, no doubt spurred on by all the fantastic television shows of contestants cooking and becoming celebrities, are interested in a way that they were not interested ten or 20 years ago. It is a fashionable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Skills Development (8 Feb 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Barrett: ...ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the recent plea by the chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland to have more persons trained as chefs and skilled hospitality employees due to the crisis that has arisen regarding trained staff in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5763/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Feb 2017)

John Halligan: ...Over the lifetime of the Action Plan, 50,000 people will be registered on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes representing a doubling of current activity. Work is progressing on the development of a new Commis Chef Apprenticeship led by the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland working with Kerry Education and Training Board. It is planned that this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Kevin O'Keeffe: ...responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the restaurants and food sectors here are facing a crisis shortage of chefs and skilled hospitality staff and a lack of trained staff to resource these businesses; and if his attention has been further drawn to the view of the restaurant and food service sector...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (2 Feb 2017)

John Halligan: ...Over the lifetime of the Action Plan, 50,000 people will be registered on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes representing a doubling of current activity. Work is progressing on the development of a new Commis Chef Apprenticeship led by the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland working with Kerry Education and Training Board. It is planned that this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (1 Feb 2017)

John Halligan: ...Over the lifetime of the Action Plan, 50,000 people will be registered on apprenticeship and traineeship programmes representing a doubling of current activity. Work is progressing on the development of a new Commis Chef Apprenticeship led by the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland working with Kerry Education and Training Board. It is planned that this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017) See 3 other results from this answer

Brendan Griffin: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the shortage of chefs and skilled hospitality staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4141/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 Jan 2017)

John Halligan: ...by the Council. Included in these proposals are a number of proposals in the hospitality sector, particularly in the culinary area. Work is progressing on the development of a new Commis Chef Apprenticeship led by the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland working with Kerry Education and Training Board. It is planned that this programme will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Employment Data (31 Jan 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: ..., Tourism and Sport the body under the aegis of his Department which oversees and has responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; his views on the shortage of chefs and skilled hospitality staff; and the proposals his Department is considering to address this crisis. [4146/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Jan 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Joan Burton: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of apprenticeships suitable for a number of employment vacancies, such as chefs and in the hospitality sector generally, to upskill young unemployed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3016/17]

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries Stocks (16 Nov 2016)

Michelle Mulherin: ...menus of any of the restaurants or hotels in Ballina or Foxford. We get a lot of visitors to this region, the draw being the setting, the river and salmon. At a recently held food festival local chefs from Ballina, in order to be able to serve wild salmon dishes, had to obtain salmon donations from IFI. Under current legislation, it is not possible to buy a salmon from anglers and...

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...a disgrace. It will be an issue this coming weekend with the Rod Stewart concert. Another bug bear is the shortage of skills, particularly in the culinary field. There is a shortfall of up to 5,000 chefs. As to kitchen skills training, we are far behind where we used to be in the days of CERT. As a Kerryman, I am involved in tourism and know all about it, and the Minister will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (16 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: ...employer permit applications is 3rdOctober. I recognise that having a wide range of cuisines in the restaurant sector supports Ireland being an attractive destination for tourists. Thus while chefs generally are on the ineligible list for employment permits an exception is made for Executive Chefs, Head Chefs, Sous Chefs and Specialist Chefs who specialise in cuisine originating from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (15 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this answer

Joan Burton: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of apprenticeships suitable for a number of employment vacancies, such as chefs and in the hospitality sector generally, to upskill young unemployed workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34794/16]

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (10 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Ned O'Sullivan: ...from Asia stay for longer periods, spend more and travel more. We welcome that and will have to work on it. I have referred to skills shortages in a number of debates here before. We have a difficulty training chefs especially. I will ask the Minister of State another time to take a serious look at how we will train our chefs and kitchen staff generally and how we will reinvigorate CERT...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism and Competitiveness Strategy: Discussion (9 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Robert Troy: ...to support applications for large-scale projects? I understand the process is ongoing and that a decision will emanate shortly. Hotel and restaurant proprietors tell us that there is a critical shortage of chefs and front of house staff. This matter used to be dealt with by Bord Fáilte and the Council for Education, Recruitment and Training, CERT. There seems to be an abdication...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (2 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: ...welcomes and values the engagement of providers in supporting all aspects of curriculum delivery, in particular in the important area of healthy lifestyles for young people. The Apprentice Chef Programme is one such initiative. Much is being done already in this area by my Department, both in terms of the curriculum delivery and in resourcing. My Department issued guidance to post...