Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland

1:30 pm

Photo of Marcella Corcoran KennedyMarcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Before we conclude I have a number of questions on whether the witnesses have had an opportunity to read our women in entrepreneurship report, which the committee launched during the summer, and whether some of the actions proposed in that report might find their way into their strategy in the coming years. Also, they might outline, regarding the regional action plan for jobs, what they intend to do differently or build on in terms of the strategies that are contained in it.

Where are the two new technology centres launched in partnership with IDA Ireland in 2014 located? Where are the others located? Regarding IDA Ireland, there is a huge emphasis on job announcements when foreign direct investment comes into the country. Enterprise Ireland has a wonderful story to tell. How do the witnesses intend to get the word out about that? In terms of the example they gave of Eishtec, if somebody announced five years ago that, on foot of foreign direct investment coming into the country through the work of the IDA, that a company would come in and create 1,200 jobs, there would be singing and dancing about it. Is there something the witnesses could examine to get out the good news about what they are doing in that area?

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