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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Does Mr. Phelan wish to continue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Deputy. Would anybody like to make a comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Thank you. Would Mr. Gaffney like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Thank you. Would Mr. Phelan like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: What is on Ms Conway's wish list?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I have a few questions before we move to the second session. Mr. Cathal Gaffney of Animation Ireland said he had to send some of his company's work overseas. What specific skills were lacking that he could not find here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Some colleges, including University of Limerick, are running animation courses. Are the graduates not being funnelled into animation per se? I was at an event recently that was attended by a company called ICON, which develops a lot of training using Oculus Rift. It gets animators to do all the internal work for medical training. Is it the case that some animators are being diverted into...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: It sounds very much as though a greater relationship needs to be built, or greater co-ordination is needed, in terms of what the industry needs and what education delivers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: It needs to be greater, perhaps reaching out to the regional colleges rather being Dublin focused.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I have a question on the interdepartmental committee. While Ms McBride was speaking, I was thinking that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Education and Skills all need to be involved in an interdepartmental committee to deal with all of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Ms Conway made a reference in her presentation to extending the innovation voucher system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I ask her to expand on it. How does she see it being used?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: To return to the point on linking industry and courses, who should drive this? Is it the educational institutions themselves or industry? Who reaches out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Senator Mullins referred to looking at the affordable spaces outside urban areas. Local authorities have a greater responsibility for the economic development of their own counties. Ms Conway referred to Cork but I am thinking of a more regional approach. I am from Offaly where there are spaces available. Could this type of co-working space be a policy that could be developed by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: They are also more affordable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Space is obviously an issue. Has Ms O'Rourke looked at any of the new OPW-owned vacant spaces such as courthouses or Garda stations which have been closed? These spaces are available to communities or to creatives who want to think about something like that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Does the local authority drive that project?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank everyone for attending today to engage with the committee and it is much appreciated. This meeting has been very enlightening. We will suspend for a few minutes to allow our next guests to take their places.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, visitors and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when in silent mode. We are continuing our discussion on the potential for job creation, innovation and balanced economic development in the creative economy. I welcome Mr. Brian Dalton, who is the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Somebody has their telephone turned on. I ask them to turn it off, please, as it interferes with the live broadcast.