Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Paddy and Laura for their comments. I congratulate both of them on their achievements. Laura has broken the mould as a young girl by qualifying as an electrician in the ESB because only 2% of women and girls undertake apprenticeships. What Laura has done is fantastic.

Equally, Paddy is fantastic because he bravely changed career. As he has said, he worked in the hospitality sector for 14 years but he looked to this future and decided to retrain

I have a few questions and I will start with Ms Regan. I wish to assure her that I will not interrogate her. Was she based with the ESB when she was an apprentice electrician?