Seanad debates

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Fisheries Sector: Statements

 

2:50 pm

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Because that application is being considered at the moment by those who will advise me on the science around that application, I am barred from discussing it. I have made that very clear many times.

Senator Brennan raised the issue of apprenticeship opportunities. We are looking for a new generation of fishermen and there are grant-aid supports for that. Part of that will be training programmes, just like those we have for young farmers, to ensure that people coming into fishing are properly trained up in the technologies they will be using. In short, there probably are opportunities around apprenticeships.

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