Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know there are areas that have not been identified in terms of apprenticeships, but I know from speaking to different agencies and even at a local level from speaking to members of SOLAS that they are looking at new initiatives and there is an appetite for it. A recent study has shown that employers, particularly multinational companies, are equally satisfied with people coming from either higher education or apprenticeships, so they value them.

There is still a piece of work that we can do together but there are agencies and different organisations looking at new apprenticeships. That will evolve as time moves on.