Apprenticeship Programmes
Dail Éireann — 2026-07-02
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

The number one reform that would make the most difference is ensuring that apprentices at least get the national minimum wage from the start. That is not a radical demand. I was previously on the committee and this came up with everybody we spoke to - apprentices having to pay loads of money for tools and so on and not even getting the minimum wage. At the very least, let us give apprentices the minimum wage.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-02