Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Increasing Employment through Training: Innopharma Labs

1:30 pm

Photo of Michael MullinsMichael Mullins (Fine Gael)
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I welcome Dr. Jones. It was a very interesting presentation. What percentage of the business of Innopharma Labs is on the training side? Perhaps I missed it in the presentation, but how long has the company been in business? How are the participants on the various courses funded? Are they sponsored through the MOMENTUM programme and Springboard? Does Innopharma Labs charge them a fee in addition? How does Innopharma Labs generate income from this operation?

What is the position for at-risk employees and employees potentially facing redundancy? Does Innopharma Labs get invited by companies to assist in planning the futures for those employees or do those companies come to Innopharma Labs? How is that interaction organised? I note that to date Innopharma Labs has put over 2,000 people through the programme. What is the business plan for the coming years? How does Dr. Jones envisage growing that business in the coming years?