Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in the development of a healthcare assistance apprentice programme an organisation (details supplied) will be centrally involved in the development and implementation of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25145/18]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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A Healthcare Assistant apprenticeship is currently in development following the most recent call for proposals issued by the Apprenticeship Council. Each consortium submitting proposals for the development of an apprenticeship must ensure that there is a broad range of employer representation on the consortium along with education partners to enable the apprenticeship to be rolled out as a national programme. There is currently engagement between the Apprenticeship Council, the healthcare assistant consortium and key stakeholders to ensure the widest possible employer take-up of the apprenticeship.