Mr. Michael Fitzgerald:

In 2022, for example, being a typical year, 96 students from DEIS schools came into us for a day of practical skills and fun in STEM subjects and practical skills. They took part in a mock interview to give them the confidence to be able to speak about what they had just learned. This is very important to us. We have a big programme every year. In fact, one of the strongest advocates of the DEIS and access programmes is a current serving apprentice who came through that model. He appears on various media campaigns and recruitment campaigns for us.