Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The vocational model currently utilised in Germany, in particular, is of high quality and is successful on the Continent. We would want to look more closely at it. We also have to examine the needs of employers and the quality of qualifications. In some cases, employers may have to wait too long to get people who may be coming out of third level but who may not have degrees that are suitable to the current requirements of employers. We also have to look at the demands made by foreign direct investment. We are not satisfying the needs of those people either. The other matter I raise is modern languages-----

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