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- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I will let the Deputy back in on the second round. Deputy Murphy is next.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Deputy Dillon is next to contribute.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Could Mr. Clancy clarify that? When he said manufacturing and international trading, is it "or" or "either"?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. Deputy Colm Burke has ten minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is okay. I have some questions myself regarding the county breakdown of investments. I asked about and a number of jobs. Can I have those figures? Does Ms Brennan have separate figures for counties Laois and Offaly? I do not want her to go through all 26 counties. She can supply those figures to the committee afterwards.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: That will be helpful.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Yes, counties Laois and Offaly.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: It was €2.145 million. That is quite low for Offaly. In terms of the figure for the midlands, I know they would compare well. If I heard Ms Brennan correctly, she said the figure was €88.2 million for Dublin. On a basis of population, obviously, that is not high. It looks like the midlands is getting its share there. The Dublin region does very well in terms of direct...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Does it include counties Cavan and Monaghan?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay. It is quite low. That would be concerning, obviously, because it is a large area but also because of the underdevelopment in the Border region in the past. It has suffered over the years because of its peripheral nature. Then, obviously, historically with the conflict as well, job creation was not as good there as it was in other parts of the country. Is Enterprise Ireland taking...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Yes. Those areas have not performed as well as others with regard to FDI. I will ask Mr. Murphy how the LEO offices are performing across those counties on the Border corridor.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: The LEOs are performing quite well in those.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: With Brexit, obviously, I have seen the figures for North-South trade improve in recent years. That is one of the things that needed to happen. Many of us saw 25 years ago that there was an opportunity with the Good Friday Agreement and the all-Ireland structures. Hopefully, the political all-Ireland structures will follow and get back in place fairly soon. We can only hope on that front....
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: It was agreed yesterday in England.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: It is done. That is it; it is over.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: It was very restrictive.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: In terms of engagement with Bord na Móna, we asked about research and development, product development and all of that. In terms of site utilisation, there are significant sites around the midlands, including the one at Togher business park developed by the county council. Is Enterprise Ireland actively engaged with Bord na Móna in terms of that and other such sites across the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: One of Mr. Clancy's officials gave me figures for jobs. I will move on to apprenticeships and the shortage of labour in particular. As a true believer in earning and training at the same time, I do not believe everybody needs to go to third level. Of course it is great that so many are going to third level. Many students are in third level education until their late 20s. I am not sure...