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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: Does Mr. Scannell take Deputy John McGuinness's point that he could mention it to the Department today?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank the delegates for coming to engage with the committee
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: I welcome Mr. Terry Clune, founder and chairman, and Ms Joanna Murphy, chief executive, ConnectIreland; and Mr. James Moran, general manager, and Mr. Abdul Salam, chief executive officer, SLM Connect, to the meeting to discuss ConnectIreland's Succeed in Ireland programme. Before we commence, in accordance with procedure I am required to read out the following. By virtue of section 17(2)(l)...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: Thank you. I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: I understand Deputy Niall Collins has a further question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: I want to interject briefly with a question of my own and a "Yes" or "No" answer will suffice. Ms Murphy said that ConnectIreland heard the news before Christmas. Have the witnesses met the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation since they heard that news?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: I believe Deputy Neville's question related to when you connect with somebody over the six months. Is it a telephone call-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: To clarify, was that a meeting between you and the IDA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: That is a question we can ask.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: Are the figures a matter of dispute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: We need to move on because-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: In fairness, there are very patient people who have been here from the very start. I call Senator Gavan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: That seems to be the message that will emanate from today's committee meeting. We are very supportive of the work ConnectIreland has done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: If I may interject, will you clarify that a dispute notice has been issued under the terms of the contract?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: They have not quite said that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: When we requested the Minister to attend we also asked for officials from her Department to attend and they have done so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)
Mary Butler: On behalf of myself and the committee - I am sure I speak for everyone - I thank Mr. Clune for putting on the Irish hat in 2011 and investing his own money to set up ConnectIreland. Its endeavours have been very worthwhile. I thank Ms Murphy for her efforts. She has worked extremely hard for the past few years, especially in the past three months, to ensure that ConnectIreland will still...