Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests. I apologise for being late but I was brought in at the last minute to replace my colleague Deputy Kerrane. I presume every member present has made their pitch. I hope the Cathaoirleach made his pitch for County Tipperary as it is easily accessed by train and the whole lot and is right in the middle of the Golden Vale, the best land you can get.

It is accepted there are 135 places. Have we any indication of the numbers who are not successful? How many source training somewhere else? Do they continue on and source training someplace else outside of the country? How can we stop people who are interested in these courses having to go elsewhere because of the lack of them in this country? It takes a long time, if they train someplace else, to get them back. How can we change that around so that we can hold them here when they do the training?