Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

The revised programme for Government contains a proposal to recruit in the region of 1,000 third level graduates across various Departments. Does the Minister of State not consider it somewhat contradictory that Teagasc staff who have accumulated great expertise and who are, by and large, third level graduates may well be made redundant, but others will be recruited? I ask the Minister of State to comment on this proposal in the revised programme for Government.

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