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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The witnesses are very welcome and I thank them for the information they have provided. I have a couple of questions. If I run out of time we will get a chance to discuss them on the second round. If we miss out on anything, we will get a chance to catch up. I want to ask about the innovation hubs, which I am particularly interested in. I want to get a sense of their contribution to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is an interesting point, because I have discussed this issue with SMEs and they say it can be quite hard to get into FDI. The view that was expressed to me is that SMEs see themselves as part of the FDI ecosystem, but FDI does not really notice them. They find it hard to get in. Once they are in, all available information suggests it can work quite well. However, it sometimes feels...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: True.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is the way of future, if we take the politics out of it and speak practically.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I like that expression, "the hazards of Brexit aside". It is one very small sentence, but it is a very big proposition. I will ask Mr. Ashmore about funding and the role of that State. We know there are funding challenges, and the State obviously has a role to bridge those. Can I hear a little bit more about that? Where the State takes a risk to invest public money, private capital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: In Mr. Ashmore's opinion, is there is potential to expand the ecosystem? Is it working well at the minute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Ashmore. I probably will need the second round of questioning. With regard to the White Paper, however, there is a recognition in it that we have a long tail of low productivity and that there can be a long lead-in time. What can be done to help the sector increase productivity? Is it the case we need more digitisation? Is it different types of investment or better...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Does Ms Fitzgerald think there is a role for the clusters in terms of increasing the research, development and innovation capacity? Is that something they can do? It may be an individual issue. There is an issue in terms of investment in research, development and innovation. Part of that is nervousness on behalf of SMEs and micro businesses. Some of that could be a cultural thing as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The question is about how we engineer that. Some of it, such as the medical technology sector, just happened organically. The question is really whether we can - "force" is probably the wrong word - encourage it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a question for Scale Ireland on the recruitment challenges faced by micro-enterprises and SMEs in the tech sector by comparison with companies in the multinational sector. One of the difficulties is that they cannot match the wages or provide the high-octane, fast-paced, charged work environment of the multinationals. Is it a matter of career progression? What are the issues? Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to ask about this. There has been volatility in the tech sector and we have seen this. Volatility is a very nice way of saying that people have being laid off, which is very traumatic. These are very hard-working people with very high skills. Every time there has been an announcement of lay-offs, the Minister and the previous Minister have said there are loads of vacancies in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: But that means the jobs will stay. If our indigenous sector is seeking the skills of people who have just been laid off, it naturally flows that those jobs will not go. Is it the jobs or the personnel that Scale Ireland believes will go abroad?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Does Ms Fitzgerald think there is an opportunity to expand this? If she is saying it is working well cross-Border, that is good to hear. However, the opportunity exists for further expansion.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital and current funding allocation for the regional enterprise innovation scoping scheme in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 53. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital and current funding allocation for the pre-seed start fund in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14280/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Where?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Where is she going to go?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Tánaiste is going to be very busy next month. Will we give them his number?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: No answer.