Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

No. It is estimated that 4,000 people will work at the new shopping complex there when it is completed. A wide range of developments are occurring in different sectors. In the Dublin scene, there will be job gains and losses with opportunities arising. FÁS has a role in attuning skills sets to these opportunities. Recently at the Dublin north side partnership, I presented FETAC awards to women who went back to FÁS for training, attaining properly certified skills and gaining employment as a result.

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