Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

An internal audit review was done on the pilot competitive feasibility fund for the south east region in June 2012. The subsequent report picked up some relatively minor issues about the fund, noting, for example, that some companies that received a grant under the fund were not eligible for funding as they were not based in the region. Have the issues raised in the report been addressed? I submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister on this matter. Will he confirm that the issues raised and findings of the report were addressed?

How much did Enterprise Ireland pay out to client companies in the most recent year for which figures are available? How much does it anticipate paying out to client companies in 2014? Will the Minister outline what presence IDA Ireland has in the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - including in respect of staff numbers?