Naval Service
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-30
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

I agree with the Minister that this is not about privilege; it is about opportunity. There is nothing privileged about being stuck on a sail training boat in the middle of the Atlantic during a storm. The programme offers opportunities and life experiences, including the experience of travel. We are looking at building an appropriate boat, which involves skilled people. We are constantly talking about the need for apprenticeship programmes. This is an opportunity that also could benefit the apprenticeship programme. I welcome the Minister's long-standing interest in it. Let us all agree to progress it on the basis of the opportunities it offers on an all-island basis.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-30