Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA

3:40 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith ag na haíonna as teacht isteach. Aontaím go mór leo. Most of what the witnesses said has been properly articulated by previous delegations, although the witnesses have probably articulated the position in a stronger fashion. On the issue about the confused relationship between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, perhaps the people who are designing this are more clear on it but I do not believe there is a proper delineation of responsibilities that will lead to good outcomes. I have been trying to ascertain whether we will have more, fewer or a mix of staff in the enterprise function and how that will happen. We have not been told about that yet. I propose the committee ensures the major concerns we have all articulated and those articulated by the witnesses in their evidence are sent to the Department of-----

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