Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have just two questions for Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Carew. First, what inspired them to do the research they did? Second, on something the other lads raised, do they think, as students in second level education now, that there is a stigma around apprenticeships, and what advice would they give to young students considering apprenticeships, as the other lads said, to do one? If you want to work with your hands, there are opportunities out there. I remember, when I was Minister of State in the Department of Defence, trying to get people to do apprenticeships in the Air Corps. There were fantastic opportunities but it was just difficult to get the numbers in.