Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses. I also welcome my former colleague, Paul Gavan. It is nice to see him back in the Houses again, on the other side of the fence, so to speak. It has been a very engaging discussion so far this morning. Many problems or issues are being highlighted from both the perspective of the student and the college life. We will be doing a report on apprenticeships at the end of our proceedings. In brief, if we gave the witnesses a blank page to write one paragraph of that programme, what would be their priority to change in the whole system, from the perspective of the college set-up, of students and of employer-apprentice relations? It would be a comprehensive report, looking at all aspects of apprenticeships. If they could write one paragraph of a request that could be delivered, what would they prioritise as the big change that they think is needed or would be most beneficial from the process?