In other news, the MRCI report on how new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) shows a clear gap between what people think about migration in Ireland and the reality and why it matters.

Elsewhere, Anne Marie Walsh reports in the Indo that the Government plans to upskill a million people in AI when it launches a new online platform early this year. Higher Education Minister James Lawless is also set to bring a memo to the Cabinet today on the rollout of a €400,000 National Skills Observatory.

The Irish Times reported yesterday that the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council renewed its warnings about the rate of public spending increases yesterday when it told the Oireachtas budget oversight committee that future budgets will become more, not less, dependent on rising corporation tax revenues to continue planned spending increases. 

Finally, the Government launched an updated Careers In Construction Action Plan yesterday, "building on the progress to date in boosting skills capacity to meet key housing, climate and infrastructural targets."

Your Zen this morning is a clip of Louise Mulcahy playing the Uileann pipes on last Wednesday's Morning Ireland, as part of Tradfest. From 01:43.

Have a great day. 

NS