Jen Cummins (Dublin South Central, Social Democrats)

I am sorry I was not here; I was in the Chamber. How can apprenticeships be advertised or sold not only to young people, but to their parents, because sometimes the blockage to apprenticeships is parents not understanding it is great to do an apprenticeship? We often think the only way to third level education is paper and pen in a lecture hall. When I meet young people who have done apprenticeships, they are so happy. We have often heard over the past number of weeks that young people who discover the way they learn and the things they enjoy are going to thrive. We must try to not just think about outdated and outmoded ways of third level education. How can apprenticeships be advertised and sold to young people, but also to parents?

How can women and people with disabilities be supported to take on apprenticeships? I liked what was said about language because it is really important. If we call people firemen or whatever, we need to do away with that sort of language. On that basis, we would be able to include more people. How can apprenticeships be made more accessible practically to people with disabilities and women?