Apprenticeship Programmes
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-08
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

The 34% increase in craft training capacity is welcome. The Minister of State said the number of people waiting six months or longer for craft apprenticeships has now halved. SOLAS appeared before the education committee on a number of occasions. At the most recent meeting, SOLAS stated it hoped the backlogs would be caught up with by 2025. Will the Minister of State clarify if that is still the case? How are we trending going into 2025 in terms of dealing with the backlog specifically?

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Sitting date: 2024-10-08