Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask that the public sector lead by example here. Apart from the ESB, which has traditionally been a pioneer in this area, there are no public sector bodies that are really putting their shoulders to the wheel. If the first central pooling place for apprentices to apply to came from the public sector as a single effort to put up on apprenticeship.iea range of opportunities, that would be a loud signal to others to follow suit.

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