Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery
The Role of Engineering in Delivering High-Quality Infrastructure: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. John Jordan:
It is common practice in parts of Europe to do it that way. The other thing I would say, if we were asking for things, is "help", maybe. We are experts in the outreach peace with STEPS, but if we had a mechanism or some kind of collaboration with Government - essentially it means more funding - we could reach more people earlier. The research that was carried out by University College London shows that seven to 11 are the years when you need to get people. That is when people are forming ideas about their career choices. If you do not get them at that stage, they have gone off and they have not got that in their minds. There is a huge opportunity around that and we are certainly in a position to help. If we do not have those people, we will not be able to deliver.
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