Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The committee is always open to receiving further information. Mr. O'Flaherty referred to the apprenticeship skills event in March, which is a super idea. The committee would like to visit it and I ask Mr. O'Flaherty to let us know, if possible. The committee was very impressed by the apprentices who represented Ireland at WorldSkills.

I could not agree more on the importance of retail apprenticeships. It is very important to show that there is a pathway through the retail sector. Two of the most recent entrants into the grocery market provide very good pathway and graduate programmes which contribute to attracting people to the area.

It has been a very interesting and engaging discussion. We will resume our examination of the issue next Tuesday, 20 November, when representatives of four other groups will appear before the committee. We very much appreciate the time and engagement of the delegates. If they wish to submit anything else to the committee before we complete our report, they should do so.