Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Deputy Colm Burke on workforce planning. Under the Department's approach to section 56 and section 39 organisations, the national pay agreement does not automatically apply to staff in that sector. In the longer term, this poses challenges to recruitment and retention in those areas. Deputy Burke made a valid point that, beyond apprenticeships and such, it is about the broader package of how we retain and attract people to public bodies.