Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

ICT Skills Report: Discussion

1:45 pm

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If any member of the delegation had a choice to be Minister for Education and Skills or Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and was a dictator and did not have to worry about civil servants or unions, which post would he take? What would be the top three actions that would make an immediate impact on making the technology sector more attractive to graduates and parents? Perhaps Mr. Sweetman might expand on the cost to Ireland Inc. that arises from the 40% of companies that have passed on projects and business opportunities from IBEC? What did we lose in monetary terms and in terms of jobs? Perhaps Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Cunningham might respond as to what their dream ministry in a dictatorship would be?

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