Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I ask that urgent action be taken to ensure young people go into trades through apprenticeships given the deficit that exists. Will college placements be made available in a timely fashion and closer to home? Will additional night classes be introduced locally to facilitate young people who wish to go into the trades? There is an urgent need for blocklayers, plasterers, electricians, plumbers, mechanics, commercial and construction drivers, people with culinary skills for hotels, etc.

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