Apprenticeship Programmes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 June 2016

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Ceisteanna (35)

Louise O'Reilly

Ceist:

35. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reintroduce apprenticeship schemes in local authorities. [18501/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The matter of apprenticeships in local authorities is subject to ongoing discussion at the Local Authority National Council (LANC), which is the sectoral management/union forum for discussing industrial relations matters pertaining to the sector as a whole. My Department is positively disposed to apprenticeships in local authorities and will support the outcome of the ongoing process at the LANC.

The specific content of any apprenticeship scheme is a matter for the relevant Government Department.