Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Djankov. He stated that education in technology for three to six year olds in particular was essential. In respect of planning for increased levels of automation, while my background is as an accountant, I am not sure that we could automate politicians yet. It is to be hoped it will not happen for a while. What about driverless trucks, cars, buses, trains and so on? A year or so ago, I saw a presentation on the future of work. According to it, the single largest job category in approximately 30 of the 50 states of the US - truck driver - would not exist in the same form in 30 years. Maybe that was speculation or maybe it will happen. It is likely that there will be some automation. What retraining and re-education should our Government be planning? We will have many people trained in certain skills that will no longer be required and who will not be as capable of learning as three to six year olds.

They could be in the 30s, 40s or 50s. What suggestions or advice would Dr. Djankov give our Government to reskill, upskill and keep our people in the workforce?