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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It does if nobody retires this year.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is the same in the Health and Safety Authority. There is a target for the WRC but there is nothing for the Health and Safety Authority. Is there a target for it or is it part of an ongoing recruitment campaign?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am happy if the Minister wants to send it to me afterwards. I just want to know whether there is a target.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Nobody, and certainly not me, is disputing the good work done by the HSA. I just have an interest in it doing more. I have a number of questions but I do not want to take all of the time. I will ask a few and I can come back in if I have time. I want to ask about the business support schemes to which the Minister alluded in his remarks. For the five schemes that are delivering grants...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: There is a need for a tax clearance certificate.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: To have the whole lot done-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: No, I understand how it works-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sure people will appreciate quick answers. By way of example, I was recently speaking to someone who had their bills estimated. At the end, therefore, because no one obviously went out during Covid-19, when it was possible to submit a reading, the resulting charge came as one bill rather than a whole series. This made it very difficult for this person to engage with the forms. The...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is not metered.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Regarding the underspend for the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, was there a specific reason for this underspending of about 18% and 23%, respectively, in these agencies' capital allocations last year, which was up from 2020? Obviously, the Minister and the agencies must be careful about investments, but what is driving the fact that they are underspending?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Right.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: This is in the first-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That will be spent.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, that would be helpful. I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (9 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is fantastic. The number of inspectors should be stepped up to keep pace with the number of people in work. This would seem pretty logical to me but it does not happen unfortunately. It is something that should happen. If we think back to 2006 when the figure was 90, there are lot more people in work now. I fully appreciate all that happened between 2006 and now.