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

3:50 pm

Photo of Áine CollinsÁine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to make a point on where the new LEOs will be in regard to the county councils. I do not care so much where they are to be situated as long as they are doing a good job. We have to be fair. I sat on this committee during the last 12 months when the CEB representatives came in. We engaged with them over the fact that they were not delivering. Their budget was €23 million, yet the majority of it was going on administration. The whole idea is to make this better. We need to have people out on the ground. That is where we need to get to. It is about getting the right job done. I am pleased that Enterprise Ireland is involved. It will be part of its remit to be involved in this because that link has always been missing.

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