198. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has full 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 that there is an urgent need for the development of a State agency which specialises in the delivery and training of hospitality and tourism skills development, similar to that of CERT which was disbanded in 2003. [5592/17]

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198. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has full 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 that there is an urgent need for the development of a State agency which specialises in the delivery and training of hospitality and tourism skills development, similar to that of CERT which was disbanded in 2003. [5592/17]

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1. 7 February 2017

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   198. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has full 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 that there is an urgent need for the development of a State agency which specialises in the delivery and training of hospitality and tourism skills development, similar to that of CERT which was disbanded in 2003. [5592/17]

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