Apprenticeship Programmes
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-08
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

I appreciate the answers from the Minister and in fairness, I probably threw enough down that it would have taken him another ten minutes to go through everything individually. I request a wee bit of leeway, as I am sure many of us have been asked questions about moves that will be made to facilitate people coming from Ukraine. The Minister is on the record speaking about this. I am talking about tradespeople doing apprenticeships and I have been contacted about people doing medical studies. Where is the lie of the land in that regard?
I will follow up with the Minister on the proposal around the Redeemer centre. It is basically a place where people who might not necessarily be initially comfortable in, for example, Dundalk Institute of Technology, DkIT, could possibly start courses, including post-leaving certificate courses in the likes of that centre. There will be a need for a funding solution.
Will the Minister indicate if he will meet Oireachtas Members about DkIT in the near future? I apologise for being so broad.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-08