Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I take the Deputy's point. It is interesting to note that Enterprise Ireland has supported the highest level of jobs ever. It has added more than 10,000 jobs per annum since 2012. As Senator Gavan pointed out, that was done with reduced staff resources. It has become more expert. I was on a trade mission last week with Enterprise Ireland representatives and I saw it reaching out to businesses, the initiatives it is taking and the way it is working. The level of expertise within the agency has grown and the return on that can be seen in terms of jobs. Its target is 60,000 extra jobs and €56 billion in exports by 2020. We are seeing a return on investment in it. There was a constant series of new job announcements from January to August of this year in the food and aviation sectors and so on. There were announcements of 150 new jobs in Dawn Farm Foods in February, 200 new jobs in Fenergo in Dublin, two new jobs in Coolmore Foods, 80 new jobs in Parc Aviation in Shannon, new jobs in Cork and other parts of the country and that list goes on. The return is there. It is a very expert agency. There is a high level of praise from companies in Ireland and abroad for the expertise that has been developed in Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. Businesses are comparing them with other such agencies worldwide and say the level of service from Enterprise Ireland and the IDA is second to none, which is absolutely true and we are seeing the return on that. I take the point that there is no room for complacency in the context of our very challenging situation, as Senator Gavan said. We need to keep the effort up to ensure we can deal with the challenges posed by Brexit.