Mr. Tom Costello:

Can I come in on that? We had some discussions with the Construction Industry Federation at an early stage. I suppose I am close to that side of the business because I have a background in contracting. I am really stunned by how few apprentices are going through the system at the moment. It is really awful. I was involved in a hospital project like this in Castlebar 25 years ago. At that time, there was an obligation to have a certain number of apprentices in every trade. I accept that the Deputy is right in what she is saying about EU procurement, etc. We have to come up with some system, not only to support the local population and its hospital but also to ensure there is a flow of apprentices coming through the system. I know I am going a little bit left here altogether. Many of the best people in the industry have left the country. It is expected that the level of activity in the construction industry will increase. We hope that will happen. If it does, there will be a shortage of skills. We are going to meet the Construction Industry Federation to see whether we can jointly come up with a solution which we would implement in the case of the children's hospital. Hopefully, that would be a benchmark for future projects.