Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date in the implementation of the recommendations of the Enterprise Strategy Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Action Plan to progress implementation of the Enterprise Strategy Group's recommendations is well advanced. To ensure that momentum is maintained in putting their recommendations into operation I appointed the Enterprise Advisory Group, which has an important monitoring role in the implementing process.

In total the Action Plan contained 47 recommendations and thus far almost all have been implemented or are significantly advanced. Many are being put into operation through my recently published Strategy on Science, Technology and Innovation, the forthcoming National Development Plan, the new partnership Agreement Towards 2016, initiatives and programmes of the enterprise development agencies and through other Government programmes and policies.

Some ESG recommendations connect with the findings of subsequent reports, such as that of the Small Business Forum, and I am taking this opportunity to build on the original ESG report and progress it through new strands of developing enterprise policy.