Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised)

4:30 pm

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want loads and loads. InterTrade Ireland has been very successful. It has created approximately 2,100 jobs this year. It is working along the Border. It is working with companies that are trading across the Border. I urge any members of the public listening to this committee to go to the InterTrade Ireland website where one can see the resources that it is offering, particularly for small companies that are trading on the Border. ITI provides a lot of specialist expertise for companies. It is compiling a report for me under the auspices of the ESRI to see exactly how companies are going to be affected by Brexit. It is a very worthwhile agency. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is giving it an additional €499,000 in 2017. ITI will also be drawing down further moneys from the Northern Ireland administration.

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