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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Is the agency improving in that regard? Problems will arise when Enterprise Ireland is dealing with so many companies. Many things are beyond arm's reach. Enterprise Ireland only has a certain amount of control once it makes an investment. Do our guests feel Enterprise Ireland has improved over the past five or ten years and does not find itself in a situation where it funds companies and later finds that a number of issues arise, some of which are reported in the media? Significant issues might arise. Is Enterprise Ireland finding itself facing greater difficulties and more challenging situations?