Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

1:40 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can understand why the Deputy would be looking for more action. The areas of initiative are not a surprise. They are about better integration of the market, which will promote opportunities. They are about improving the operation of the digital market, which has a big untapped potential in Ireland. It is estimated that 75% of online trading goes out of Ireland. This is about Horizon 2020 and the €80 billion investment involved, and the attempt to focus more of that on manufacturing.

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