Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

5:45 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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It should be adopted before the June elections, which is the target. It is not my direct area of responsibility but I understand that a review of apprenticeships is under way which will report shortly. While this is a framework across member states, Ireland will be taking action with the review of apprenticeships and the establishment of SOLAS. There will be national initiatives as well as this broad framework which sets out the principles and practices that ought to inform such national approaches. The national dimension is running in parallel.