Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I am sorry, I thought the Deputy had raised something else. It is not the amount they are paid but the numbers waiting for their training. I will follow that up with the Minister, Deputy Harris. Obviously, we are keen to get as many apprentices through as possible because they are pretty desperately needed, particularly in construction.

With regard to Deputy Harkin's question, that was not a Government decision. I only became aware of it, I think, yesterday, so I have asked my staff to look into it. Maybe there is a good reason but I would love to know what it is, quite frankly. I do not support that kind of penny-pinching, particularly when it involves people who are recovering from cancer.

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