Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is certainly the direction in which we want to go. As the Minister said, apprenticeships are highly valued.

In terms of the traditional apprenticeships, there are severe shortages at the moment at a time when we do not need shortages. Is there anything specific being done to address that deficit in traditional apprenticeships?

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