Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
2:15 pm
Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Murphy. While I acknowledge that Enterprise Ireland does fantastic work, it is in a very narrow area. For example, there is nothing there to help or support an Irish company that is in retail, for example, were it to expand within Ireland. I acknowledge there is high jobs growth in the technology sector and so on but I believe there are many other sectors that should be but are not being considered. We cannot ask Enterprise Ireland to do all of that when its framework is very specific in respect of the role it must play. This is a matter that should be brought into consideration. In addition, I asked about regulation and how it is viewed across Europe. I gave the example of food and would appreciate a response in that regard.