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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Sorry, I beg the Deputy's pardon; I thought he was still discussing IDA Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, 39 were sanctioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, they are. My information, as of today, is that this is the number working there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I certainly agree with Deputy Quinlivan that I would like to see progress in this area. I have met with IDA Ireland and with ConnectIreland. I have had a very long and good meeting with ConnectIreland. I would really like to see an end point to this in trying to determine what the final costs are and to move on to the review. I agree with the Deputy that if there is the possibility of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like arbitration or mediation to bring that phase to a conclusion, and then to move on. I am certainly happy to pursue this. I agree with the Chairman's comments and anyone would be happy to pursue jobs from whatever source. IDA Ireland is doing a very good job. It has more foreign direct investment in the pipeline. Recently I have seen at first hand the trade missions and so on,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Is the Senator speaking about the number of jobs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Is that from 2012 to now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: If the Senator could give me a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This is about the number of people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: With regard to the number of people employed in Enterprise Ireland now, it is around 570 people. I do not have the figure for 2012 to hand but I am happy to get that for the Senator and I will write to him with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I think it is better if I get the actual figure for the Senator and correspond with him on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am told, however, that the figure was more in 2012. There was some downsizing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: With regard to many of our agencies we do have to look at where we have come from economically. Of course it is very regrettable that there was downsizing due to the economic crisis we faced, but once we had the ability to invest we have been building up again. It is a priority, as the Senator saw in the budget last year, and it will be a priority again, to continue to build the staff of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: They will be sent on to the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I take the Deputy's point. It is interesting to note that Enterprise Ireland has supported the highest level of jobs ever. It has added more than 10,000 jobs per annum since 2012. As Senator Gavan pointed out, that was done with reduced staff resources. It has become more expert. I was on a trade mission last week with Enterprise Ireland representatives and I saw it reaching out to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The average cost per Enterprise Ireland job sustained over the seven years from 2010 to 2016 was €7,350, which is a significant drop from the average of €13,717 during the period from 2008 to 2014. That points to efficiencies being made and a better value return being obtained at a cheaper cost, which is very positive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I will take up Senator Reilly's point. Attracting industry also entails issues of lifestyle, the facilities that are available in an area, atmosphere and diversity. Having met companies, all of these factors are considered together before a company makes a decision. I will put some job numbers on the record that the Chairman will appreciate. Last year, 4,429 new jobs were delivered by...