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- Other Questions: Skills Shortages (20 Jul 2016)
Niall Collins: ...Minister of State quoted the recent report by the expert group on future skills needs. I want to flag one particular aspect of that report, because I have received correspondence about a shortage of chefs. The Restaurants' Association of Ireland says there is a shortage of up to 5,000 chefs in this country, so the situation is coming to a critical juncture. When frequenting pubs and...
- Other Questions: Skills Shortages (20 Jul 2016)
John Halligan: I will deal first with Deputy Niall Collins's question. He is correct. A number of weeks ago I launched an initiative programme for chefs who have gone through a three- or four-year apprenticeship in Tallaght. The indications are that over the next four, five or six years the hospitality sector will require perhaps 8,000 to 10,000 chefs. There is no doubt that this is an important issue....