This is a common concern for all sectors of horticulture. The seminar will see speakers from a number of key areas address labour and some solutions to the issue.
Date: 16 January 2019
Event Time:
Venue: Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Planning for Labour Supply in 2019
AGENDA
Andrew Doyle, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Food, Forestry and Horticulture
2.15pm – The Labour Crisis in Horticulture
Brian O’Reilly, Chairman, Horticulture Industry
2.25pm- Labour survey highlights – The real cost of labour
Dermot Callaghan, Head of Horticulture, Teagasc
2.45pm – Labour Force Recommendations
Stiofán Nutty, Horticulture industry Forum (HIF)
3.05pm – Pilot Work Permit Scheme – The application process
Kieran Harrington, Employment Permits, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
3.35pm – My experience
Paul Brophy, IFA Field Vegetable & Protected Crop Chairman
3.55pm – Labour market dynamics – The Ukrainian perspective
Tom O’Callaghan, Black Earth Innovation
4.25pm – Workplace information for employers
Maria Ross, WRC Head of
4.45pm – Expert Panel – Q & A
5.30pm – Close
