Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source
That is fair enough. My final question is for Mr. English. On the world skills competition, it is fantastic to see Ireland do so well at that level. We obviously have high-calibre skilled apprentices. Is this attracting companies to set up in Ireland? I sit in on many IBEC meetings and they always mention that there is a shortage of skilled labour and that this is an issue for employers. Are IBEC and IDA Ireland linking in with World Skills Ireland in any way? When we have these high-calibre apprentices achieving so much on the world stage, it would make sense to have collaboration and cohesion. Maybe that is happening. I am curious to know what the position is.
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