Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector

Photo of Mary ButlerMary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

After this pandemic began and all non-essential businesses had to close, we noticed that 50% of those unemployed are aged between 18 and 25. I know that most of the groups appearing today appeared before the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, of which I was a member in the previous Dáil. We spoke about the role of apprenticeships and their importance in kick-starting the economy. Last year, approximately 10,000 people took up apprenticeships. They earn as they learn. Do the witnesses see this as a means to help the industry to recover?

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