Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The estimate I have is that the levels of pay can range from €300 a week to €700 a week, depending on the particular apprenticeship. It is not unreasonable that where there is a student charge, those who are part of the education system and are getting paid would contribute to the student charge. In some cases, students who do not get paid have to contribute to the charge.

Deputy Collins’s question was whether the Minister for Education and Skills would meet with USI to discuss the issue.

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