Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Apprenticeships: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Ian Talbot:
The Deputy will be familiar with some of the work that, for example, Dundalk Chamber does along the M1 corridor and its work with Newry, Warrenpoint and so on. There is similar activity in Letterkenny with Derry as well. Dublin Chamber has a very active engagement with Cork Chamber and the Northern Ireland Chamber to promote economic opportunity. I am just back from a visit to Cork. There are a lot of things happening but obviously there is a lot more to do. Matters such as the whole challenge by cross-Border workers on taxation, for example, are potentially an issue for apprenticeship-type programmes as well. There are a lot of challenges, some of which are easier to solve than others.
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