Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I do not see where the jobs are but I see the loss of support for the companies. There are no figures for the jobs created as a result. Enterprise Ireland was responsible for 100 actions in the action plan for jobs but there are no figures on how many jobs were created by these 100 initiatives. It looks as if somebody got away lightly with regard to the net outcome from the announcement of the action plan and cutting the employment subsidy scheme by more than €104 million in the same year. I am not referring to the witnesses, but at political level. We were distracted from losing €104 million in the employment subsidy scheme by PR announcements and action plans for jobs. I still do not know how many jobs were created. Enterprise Ireland did not announce the action plan for jobs.