Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree that training on and off the job is necessary but at the moment there is a big gap in the area. There are many non-Irish people working in the tourism sector in particular, which is a concern for us.

I heard on the radio yesterday morning that the Irish education model is 22nd out of 38 in terms of teaching problem solving in national school and secondary school. Most of our teaching is based on rote learning for exam purposes, which is a problem. How will we address the issue?