Michael Conaghan (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would like to refer to something the Tánaiste mentioned. Job availability is a critical factor in obtaining employment. There is a twin path, however, because as the Tánaiste said, education and training are vital. Colleges of further education in Inchicore, Ballyfermot, Crumlin and Coolock are packed with men and women of all ages and backgrounds. Their passion is education and training because job availability is only half the package. I know these colleges intimately and have worked in a number of them over the last 30 years. They are the other part of the equation, so I am glad that the Tánaiste referred to education and training.