David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister of State indicate his targets in respect to the number of apprentices he would like to see involved in the various areas eventually? What are the targets? What capacity is there for dealing with the level of applications? In other words, how many have applied for each apprenticeship and how many have been facilitated? Am I correct that the number of applicants far exceeds the capacity to facilitate them? Will the Minister of State also comment on the perception that there is significant emphasis on directing young people into third level? Are there any plans to try to rebalance that, because third level is not for everybody?

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