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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Clancy for his presentation and the work he and his staff do and deliver on. In real terms, job growth in Ireland has gone up by about 730,000 jobs in the past ten years and much of that has been due to the performance of Mr. Clancy and his staff. I will touch on the issue of the seed and venture capital fund in the IT sector. There has been significant change in the ICT...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I presume Enterprise Ireland is being more careful regarding making moneys available in that area. I presume that would have changed over the past 12 to 18 months.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Looking at the various figures, and this is not just the ICT sector, over the past four years, out of 234 companies, over €44 million was written off. Was there a big change in the write-off in 2022? Obviously, a lot of companies were affected by the Covid lockdown so was there an adverse outcome in 2022 in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Clancy expect that to change in 2023? In 2022, Enterprise Ireland would have been more careful because companies would have gone through a difficult time for two years. Is there likely to be a greater write-off in 2023, given that some decisions were delayed in 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Regarding the assessment of projects, and checks and balances, I heard of one person who was making a big issue about the innovation fund and how it was administered in the sense that there are no checks and balances. This person had a project and wanted a group to assess it. An innovation voucher was provided and the person alleged that the work was never done but the money was still paid...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Rather than going into that here, I will drop Mr. Clancy a line about it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: On the areas on which Enterprise Ireland is now focusing, we have done very well in terms of jobs coming into this country in the pharmaceutical industry and the ICT area. In view of Brexit, will there be a change in our approach? The UK is no longer a part of the EU. Does that change in any way the approach that will be taken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Clancy see an opportunity for Irish companies to get more involved in the UK market in view of the fact that they may not be turning towards European countries now? Is there an opportunity for Ireland to use that connection with the UK more?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: On challenges that companies are now facing, one is the challenge employees face in relation to accommodation. Therefore, there must be a huge emphasis now on locating outside of the capital. What can be done? Obviously, the job growth outside of Dublin is welcome. What more can be done in order to assist companies? They want to get the employees and the employees have to get...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: On the innovation in the building sector, my understanding is that we have a higher labour content per square foot of residential property that we build compared with other European countries. Is Enterprise Ireland getting involved in any way to assist that whole industry to be more innovative and able to produce faster and a larger volume? What has been done in respect of innovation in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: In doing that, have we looked at other jurisdictions as regards how we can make progress in that area? One of the big challenges is the shortage of labour in the whole construction industry. Therefore, we have to get more efficient with the labour we have to produce the volume we require.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I am sorry; the Chair might want to move on to someone else for the time being.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: My understanding is that in 2022, Enterprise Ireland was involved in and supported 144 climate projects. What types of projects was Enterprise Ireland directly involved in?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: It is only 144 projects. That is a small number in an overall context. Should we be doing more in that area? Mr. Clancy spoke about European funding. What level of European funding is available to support climate projects?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Was all of the €10 million available in 2022 drawn upon?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: By 31 December 2023, will we have a greater uptake of the funding that is there? If the money is not drawn down in a particular year, do we then lose that funding?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Mr. Clancy mentioned a target of 450 companies. Over that time period, it is still a small number of companies in real terms. Should we be doing more? If necessary, should more Government funding be provided to deal with that particular area? It is a small number of companies in an overall context.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of beds that are available in purpose-built student accommodation in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Galway; the number of new beds which have been made available in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the current number of units that are currently under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer (22 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Gloster for his presentation and wish him well in his new role. It is a difficult task and I fully understand that. In his statement, he outlined that there are positives in the health service. Life expectancy in Ireland, for example, has increased dramatically. The results in our maternity services are extremely good in a European context. However, the media's focus has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer (22 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: When we look at it from the part-time-----