Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Office of Public Works
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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352. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE window fabricator and fitter who are employed by the OPW in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if he will provide a schedule of the number of apprentice trades taken on by OPW in the past five years to date by trade; and the number of fully qualified tradespersons, by trade, in the OPW. [51842/25]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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OPW does not employ window fabricators or fitters. There are currently two qualified glaziers employed by OPW.
The table below outlines the number of apprentices onboarded in the various trades over the last 5 years. There was no recruitment of apprentices in 2020.
| Apprenticeship | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry & Joinery | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Stonecutting & Stonemasonry | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Construction Plant Fitter | 4 | 1 | |||
| Wood Manufacturing & Finishing | 3 | 1 | |||
| Arborist | 1 | 1 | |||
| Painting & Decorating | 3 | ||||
| Commis Chef | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 |
| Job Trade Description | Number in Role |
|---|---|
| Bricklayer | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 2 |
| Carpenter | 47 |
| Electrician | 14 |
| Fitter | 9 |
| Stonecutter/Mason | 72 |
| French Polisher | 2 |
| Gardener | 78 |
| Glazier | 2 |
| Painter | 13 |
| Plasterer | 6 |
| Plumber | 8 |
| Thatcher | 1 |
| Upholsterer | 1 |
| Wood Manufacturer and Finisher | 2 |
| Welder | 1 |
| Total | 259 |
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