Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is a positive move that local authorities and public bodies seem to be waking up to their obligations to take on apprenticeships and all of that. That will help. Obviously, there is a lagging effect. It will be a number of years before we see the benefits. We also need an all-island approach to apprenticeships in order to increase our labour market.