Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Christal made some points about collaboration and co-ordination. Often in committees such as this we bring in representatives of agencies who, with the greatest of respect, often work in silos. There is co-ordination but only to a certain degree. Who leads the collaboration and steps up to say they will lead this and make it happen? It should be the likes of Enterprise Ireland, but I am not saying it has a budget to do so. We need to identify some agency that works on behalf of the State to co-ordinate all of what goes on. Could Enterprise Ireland do it within current structures and if it cannot, could it make a pitch to the Department or the Minister? If there are new work patterns, could Enterprise Ireland assist by devising a national strategy to co-ordinate co-working, smart hubs or whatever we might call it? I know that Enterprise Ireland is doing this in individual spaces, but I am talking about taking the lead and bringing all of what we have heard today and in the past together. Is it possible it could do that, for example?