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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: Apologies have been received from Deputy John Lyons, Vice Chairman, Deputy Áine Collins, Deputy Michael Conaghan and Senator Mary White. I welcome Mr. Frank Ryan, chairperson designate, and Mr. Barry O'Leary, chief executive officer of the Industrial Development Authority. They are both very welcome and I thank them for attending at short notice in the week that is in it. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: I thank Mr. Frank Ryan for that. I open up the discussion to the members and call Deputy Calleary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: A vote has been called, but we probably have time for Senator Clune's question and we can then come back after the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: I propose to suspend the meeting and resume on the conclusion of the vote in the Dáil. I apologise to our guests for this. Hopefully, there will be only one vote and we will resume shortly. It will give our guests time to confer on the answers to those questions. I echo the comments that were made about Meath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: It is up to Deputies Lawlor and Calleary. Are they happy for the meeting to continue in their absence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: Would Senator Quinn like to chair the meeting in my absence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: That is fine. In case the meeting concludes before I return from the vote in the Dáil, as chairperson of this committee, I am delighted that Mr. Frank Ryan is taking on this role. It is a very important one and he and Mr. Barry O'Leary will make a very good team. I am sorry that Mr. Barry O'Leary's tenure in office could end this year but he might still be involved. I wish them the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: Senator Cullinane should let Mr. O'Leary finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: Are there any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2013)

Damien English: The national spatial strategy is being redrawn and it would be important for the IDA to take an active role in this review of strategy. We believe that some areas are suffering from a lack of investment. Investment follows the national spatial strategy. The strategy has a role in creating an environment for job creation and it is important that the IDA is involved in that process.The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Awareness (15 Jan 2014)

Damien English: 778. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the programme for Government contains a commitment to develop a national dementia strategy and in view of the fact that this strategy is at an advanced stage of preparation if assurances will be given to the estimated 41,000 persons here with dementia and to their families that the plan will be published in quarter 1 2014; and if he...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Jan 2014)

Damien English: I will speak fast for once in my life. I welcome the decision of the Minister, Deputy Shatter, to establish the charities regulator. He has announced an aggressive timeline for establishing it. In fairness to him, this decision was taken some time ago and his announcement is not a knee-jerk reaction to the crisis in the CRC, as some critics have alleged. I am concerned, however, over the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: Today's proceedings are in two parts; first, we will discuss and review the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 and discuss the priorities for the Action Plan for Jobs 2014. During the second session we will deal with EU matters, the departmental six-monthly report submitted by the Minister under section 2(5) of the European Union (Scrutiny) Act 2002 in respect of the Department for Jobs, Enterprise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: I thank Mr. Murphy for that update. I will take questions on this presentation before moving on to deal with EU matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: There are several questions for you, Secretary General. Perhaps the final questions may be more suitable for the second session, but you can choose how you wish to answer them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: The Deputy's apologies are accepted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: To back up Deputy Lawlor's last point, we have had feedback from businesses which are interviewing for internship positions that graduates are very frustrated when they discover they must be unemployed for up to six months before qualifying for JobBridge and other schemes. We accept that these programmes are primarily designed to get people off social welfare and back into work, but people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: It will be within their scope to do a great deal more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: I accept that and, on a personal level, I agree with Mr. Murphy. However, this issue has been raised with us quite a lot by business owners who have informed us that there are people they would like to take on but they cannot do so. I am not stating that there are thousands involved in this regard but it is an issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Damien English: It was reviewed and changed last year and I understand it has adapted to the market. From what we have heard, however, it has capacity to bring in even more investment. I do not know if sufficient work is being done to promote it. Such work may be being done but the feedback we have received indicates that more could be done.