No 'quick fix' for hospitality staff shortages 

Oireachtas committee told “workers who have stayed are having to work way harder, with longer hours."

So-called quick fixes to address staff shortages in the hospitality sector, such as issuing more permits to bring in non-EU workers, are only going to add to long-term problems in the industry, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Dr Deirdre Curran, a lecturer at NUIG who has conducted research on the industry, said that the pandemic has exacerbated problems already present within the industry and that the situation has worsened for many who have stayed in the sector.