Apprenticeship Programmes

1930. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason apprentice wage norms in engineering have not been reviewed since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12402/25]

1931. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason discriminatory rates of payments to apprentices exist between the electrical, construction, mechanical and engineering industries where apprentices attain the same qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/25]

1932. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expediting a review of the Solas statutory apprenticeship which require that certain apprenticeship applicants must pass the Ishihara colour vision test without the use of corrective lenses, particularly given the most recent technological advances that have been made i…

428. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the supports available to those undertaking apprenticeships; if any specific support is available to assist with the purchase of tools and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8764/25]

39. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will increase wages for apprentices to at least the national minimum wage where they are below that level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6497/25]

252. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no movement on apprentices (details supplied) waiting on their next phase of training. [6575/25]

848. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of new apprenticeship registrations, by type, in each of the years 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5514/25]

849. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship completions, by type, in each of the years 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5515/25]

850. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship dropouts, by level of completion and by type, in each of the years 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5516/25]

851. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average wait time to be admitted to an apprenticeship, by college and by apprenticeship type, in each of the years 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5517/25]

852. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how he intends on addressing the financial barriers faced by apprentices who are required to travel and work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/25]

853. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to remove the student contributions of €1,000 for phase 4 and phase 6 faced by many apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/25]

854. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to expand trade colleges to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/25]

712. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify the position of current apprenticeships in electrical instrumentation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/25]

724. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentice training course offers that have not been accepted due to the distances between the offered training course and the apprentice’s residence, for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4527/25]

725. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the situation whereby Solas is offering job training in colleges miles away from apprentices’ homes, and they are given six weeks to find accommodation or forfeit their training to go back on the national waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…

726. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science it is reasonable to send apprentices in Kerry for job training in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4529/25]

1373. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to allow for students on apprenticeships to do the college segments of their programme in the nearest college to their home as possible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2340/25]

1734. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans his Department has to provide paid apprenticeships to those working in the culinary arts while being trained in a business setting. [2022/25]