Clare’s Senator claims it’s easier to get a brain surgeon in Ireland nowadays than a chef.
Fine Gael’s Martin Conway is concerned that the tourist sector will suffer because of a nationwide shortage in qualified chefs, with the Restaurant Association of Ireland recruiting from overseas to meet the shortfall.
He’s calling for the re-establishment of the former state agency CERT, which provided culinary courses, to up the ante in addressing the shortage.
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The Minister of State for Training and Skills has assured that courses are still being provided, though Senator Conway wants the scope of these expanded:
