Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I know that the just transition money came in. That is very welcome. Many of us, particularly in the midlands, have raised that for obvious reasons and because of the demise of the peat harvest and the black hole, pardon the pun, in a number of ways, particularly in respect of jobs.

What level of protection do we have from the significant transition and the changes taking place in the tech sector? It was mentioned earlier that it does not appear there will be a steep fall-off, which is important, but there have been a number of significant job losses in the tech sector. What kind of work is Enterprise Ireland doing in that regard? Is there any work it can do or strategies it can have to try to counter that or to help companies?