Led by former Dell global senior vice-president of services Denis Kelly, the “regional Covid-19 response group” has devised an economic plan for Limerick, Clare and Tipperary to mirror the public health response across the country. The response group has sought to focus on providing training and support to those people to help them either return to their original employment or to enable transition into other work. Additionally, the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, the University of Limerick, local training boards and local authorities are involved in the response effort. For example, the tacit skills acquired in retailing and hospitality are prerequisite skills to function successfully in the customer experience business environment,” said Mr Kelly. Mr Kelly noted that the success of the midwest programme can be viewed as a pilot with other regions launching soon after to ensure that there is not a disconnect between the regions.

Source: The Irish Times May 12, 2020 16:22 UTC