Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know the Senator was not saying it, but he was quoting it and it needs to be eliminated. It is wrong to say they were not asked. The ETBs are on the apprenticeship council and Martin O'Brien does a great job there. I spoke about the apprenticeship council's call for proposals at every speech I gave, and I gave a lot speeches in the eight months since I took up this job. It was definitely no secret and if people in the industry did not know there was a call, there is something wrong.