Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the major policy documents (details supplied) developed by the previous Government which will be pursued by the current Government. [5917/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The priority policy initiatives identified by the Government are set out in the programme, Government for National Recovery 2011 - 2016. Our over-riding priority is to get our economy moving, restore confidence, fix our banking system and support the protection and creation of jobs. Taking account of that focus it is our intention to review the objectives of existing policy documents and to have recommendations taken forward, as appropriate, where it makes sense to do so.

As regards Horizon 2020, I have already engaged with IDA Ireland and the other enterprise agencies under my Department's remit in order to develop a jobs programme for the years ahead. Likewise, we support the overall objective of the strategy and action plan set out in Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy, which is essentially to marshal and coordinate the resources of the State in a way that best supports firms, of all sizes, in all parts of the country, which are trying to trade and grow their business overseas. We believe that its implementation will result in the sustained, concentrated and coordinated efforts of all the key Government Departments and agencies, including our embassies and consulates abroad in support for Irish companies in overseas markets and we welcome that Departments and agencies will implement the strategy and action plan from within their current budgets.