Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The majority of the cost is the actual training. Does the Department subsidise the training? The certification comes after one passes the testing of the weld. The testing of the weld is done after one does the training; then one gets a certification if one passes. Is the Department subsidising the training end of this? It would beggar belief if we cannot find a way to keep these people in business.

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