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Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023): Sharon Keogan: ...chefs to bar staff, managers and kitchen porters, there are as many as 40,000 vacancies in the hospitality sector. Last year, I pointed out that the one area to consider is the fast-tracking of Irish work visas for the chefs and key hospitality workers required by our businesses. Indeed, the Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth was present this morning to...
Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022): Sharon Keogan: ...field to avail of remote working opportunities. Many restaurants and hotels have started to look abroad for staff, but venturing outside of the EU brings with it the nightmare of international work visa applications, which puts many off. As a sector, hospitality has become more competitive in its wages to attract workers. This is to be welcomed but it cannot come at the risk of putting...
Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022): Sharon Keogan: ...through the fallout. I was contacted by a number of individuals who have been in the hospitality industry for years. They told me hoteliers are tearing out their hair over the delays in processing visas for skilled industry workers, particularly chefs. Backlogs have been experienced since last June regarding visa decisions for young chefs from outside the EU. It is causing real...

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