Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government made a number of key commitments to look at new ways of structuring funding for and promoting apprenticeships. It recognised that we have to encourage better and wider take-up and target skills to meet the needs of our economy. A plan to deliver this is the Action Plan for Apprenticeship, which has shown the intent to create a modern apprenticeship system that is reflective of Irish society and supports learners and employers. I ask the Minister to comment on the staffing and funding allocated to the new national apprenticeship office.

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