PQ 1260
1260. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current rates of pay applicable to apprentices across the various apprenticeship phases; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of how these rates align with the costs faced by apprentices, including accommodation, travel, tools, and education-related expenses; whether he will consider reviewing apprenticeship pay levels as part of ongoing efforts to support and encourage young people to take up and remain in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32498/26]
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1260. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current rates of pay applicable to apprentices across the various apprenticeship phases; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of how these rates align with the costs faced by apprentices, including accommodation, travel, tools, and education-related expenses; whether he will consider reviewing apprenticeship pay levels as part of ongoing efforts to support and encourage young people to take up and remain in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32498/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-05-06/1260/
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