Marie Sherlock (Labour)
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I very much support a single model.

Ms McGee is absolutely right that apprenticeships do not happen if there is not an employer in place. There are two aspects to that. The first is employer size, and I do not know whether IBEC believes that is an issue in certain sectors. The second is the issue apprenticeship pay. We are hearing from certain sectors that, particularly in the first and second years of an apprenticeship, there are significant issues with regards to retention of apprentices. In fleshing out that apprenticeship piece, does IBEC have anything to say on apprenticeship pay and keeping people within apprenticeships?