John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)

There will be respect for county boundaries, which is very important. We must get this right. It is vital that all services locally with the involvement of local development offices within the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland cooperate fully to offer a single service and one stop shop facility. The staff of local authorities and enterprise boards will be integrated to give an enhanced service.

I do not want to mislead anyone so when I get clarification of the timeframe from the Attorney General's office, I will pass it on. This is detailed legislation and it is important we get it right. Currently the services offered by enterprise boards are confined and we want to extend the services and incorporate other services that are currently excluded. The remit of the service level agreement being worked out with Enterprise Ireland and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is comprehensive. It is vital we get on with this as quickly as possible and the Government is determined to roll out these support services to every county as quickly as possible.

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