Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

I was told in response to a parliamentary question I submitted some time ago that there are 2,500 people who have six to 12 months to run in their apprenticeships. There could be an opportunity, as part of the establishment of new procurement processes, for local authority and Government procurements to facilitate those people. They cannot find work at home and because they cannot complete their apprenticeships and obtain full certification, they cannot seek work abroad.

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