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- 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...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Does Mr. Clancy think there has been a change in culture I mentioned in terms of how apprenticeships are viewed? If a son or daughter is doing an apprenticeship, it could be in ICT or something that could lead to a very high-quality job with very high-earning potential. Is the snobbery, for the want of a better term, something that we need to counter?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: What could be done to alleviate that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: It would solve a lot of problems with the labour shortages and also a lot of headaches for parents with children in third level trying to find accommodation at a time of chronic shortages. Third level institutions are fairly maxed out. The competition to get places is very high, but it looks to me that the internal capacity in educational institutions is also at a maximum. What level of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is there a nominee on the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: On the advisory committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I imagine oversight can be challenging
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: What number of companies fit into that category?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: What percentage of them have operations outside Ireland?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: How does Enterprise Ireland have oversight over that if a significant part of the investment goes out of the State?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: One figure I saw - I do not know if it is correct - is that over the past ten years in the region of €480 million has been invested in venture capital. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: What is the largest single investment?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: How is the decision made on selling the equity in the investment? At what point does Enterprise Ireland do that? What considerations are involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Enterprise Ireland retains the investment until the company decides otherwise. At that point, is the return on the State investment fruitful?