Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. As I said earlier when the Department of Education's representatives were here, this is my first time being on this committee when this report has come out. I have been on the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach and I find these reports quite interesting and helpful. It is quite good. On page 37 of the report, there is a breakdown of various things. One of the things I have noticed has regard to apprenticeship targets and output. This is a new enough report. Would it be possible to break the apprenticeship target down into targets for craft apprenticeships and consortia apprenticeships next year? Is that something that could be included next year? It would be quite helpful for us to see because we are seeing new types of apprenticeships coming onstream. Obviously, when we are looking at tackling the housing crisis, we really need to look at those apprenticeships that can deliver in that regard.