Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Annual Report 2013 and Microenterprise Policy: Enterprise Ireland

2:25 pm

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

Yes, they are enterprise offices which were funded by the county council but operated voluntarily as hot desks by the community and voluntary sector. They are fully fitted out with broadband and other technology and have meeting rooms and so forth to ensure they can deliver education programmes. Without support to pay staff, it is difficult to operate them as they are currently staffed by volunteers. The capital investment has been made someone staff need to be appointed to man them. I understand one person has been appointed in Greenshoots, which is in Macroom. This issue needs to be addressed.

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