Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 18, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(f) establishment of a statutory skills register;”.

Similar to when we discussed amendments Nos. 9 and 11 at some length on Committee Stage, while the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, was not in a position to accept them, he indicated that he would provide members of the committee with a briefing note on the Department's ongoing work and its interaction with other Departments in terms of skill registers and the use of and access to the National Training Fund for upskilling and training construction industry professionals. There was a great deal of unanimity on this issue on the Opposition side and, while this Bill might not have been the right legislative location for the amendments, it gave us the opportunity to raise the matter. Is the briefing note being prepared and can it be provided to the committee? On the basis of the Minister of State's answer, I might be happy to withdraw two of the amendments.

I am interested in hearing the Minister of State's response to amendment No. 11 separately. While these amendments are grouped together, they are slightly different. I may revert depending on his response.

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