Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

She should come out to visit my constituency and that of the Minister. There are young boys, in particular, aged 17, 18 and 19 who were hoping to start an apprenticeship. The Tánaiste is talking about rescuing the poor guys becoming unemployed, which is good, but what about the army of kids who thought they would become apprentices later this year? Where are their opportunities? They are looking at the dole queue.

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