Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is a fascinating area, as is the way technology advances within a decade. We will probably look back at the recording of this meeting and say, "Of course, everybody is doing vehicle-to-grid now", but that might be in five, six or ten years. It brings me back to the matter of the construction capacity we have and the number of people we have to do this work. I am aware that the apprenticeship numbers are increasing. What kinds of apprenticeships are we looking at? Do they include electrical apprenticeships? Are we looking across the range or are there certain apprenticeships we really need to focus on, whether carpentry, blocklaying or plastering, whereas electricians and plumbers-----