Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In July 2014, EU Directive EN-1090-1 came into force requiring all structural steelwork in the European Union to be CE-marked. The training, testing and certification costs involved in the CE-marking process can cost a business anywhere between €20,000 and €30,000. The only State assistance available is a 20% discount on training costs through Skillnets which amounts to about €200, a pittance of the overall cost. Does the Minister have any plans, in conjunction with the other relevant Departments, to introduce a specific training grant to assist small steel fabricators to comply with this EU directive?

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