Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion
Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That will be interesting to see. If we can get further detail on it, that would be helpful. I have concerns regarding the backlog. I asked the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, in the Dáil last week about the current backlog in those awaiting training. He stated that at phase 2 there were 7,096 apprentices waiting, of whom 5,194 were waiting longer than six months. I understand Covid had an impact - we are all aware it did - but it is a concern. Could waiting times for craft apprenticeships for off-the-job training be looked at? That is an important metric in the context of the delivery of housing. Could that be included in this report?
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