Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No bother. If Mr. Hourigan sends that on to the secretariat, we can arrange transport at the committee together or whatever the story is.

I thank Mr. Hourigan, Mr. English, Mr. McSherry, Ms Yeates, Ms Leane and Mr. Twomey for appearing before the committee this morning. I can tell Mr. McSherry that there are plenty of jobs in County Wexford. There is a scarcity. I have horror stories. In any case, Mr. McSherry might get more in Wexford than in Cavan.

It has been a very beneficial round-table discussion. The four are a credit to themselves, to their families and to their tutors.

It is not easy to come before an Oireachtas committee and to give an account of oneself and to talk about one's personal circumstances, finances and so on. The witnesses are advocating on behalf of a great many other students, and I hope other apprentices will appreciate their appearance before the committee. As Mr. Hourihan said, there is a bit of snobbery towards apprenticeships. There are fellas who went to college for six or seven years and who have never appeared before an Oireachtas committee, so the witnesses should be very proud of themselves. I thank them and Mr. Tim O'Halloran and Mr. Donal Keys, who are in the Public Gallery, for being with us this afternoon.

We will suspend until the Minister, Deputy Harris, appears.