Written answers

Thursday, 7 June 2012

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Enterprise Support Services

8:00 pm

Photo of Paudie CoffeyPaudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses and persons who have participated the Enterprise Platform Programme since it recommenced in Quarter 1 of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27623/12]

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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The recently announced New Frontiers Programme replaces the Enterprise Platform Programme and aims to raise the number of business start-ups and to increase the pipeline of HPSUs and other sustainable businesses. This new programme forms part of one of the action points set out in the Government's recently announced Action Plan for Jobs.

The programme is currently being phased in across the country. Ten institutes have commenced/completed Phase 1 of the Programme with over 300 participants taking part in this 6 - 8 week introductory course. The first interviews for Phase 2 began in mid-May and four institutes have completed the recruitment process with 48 places offered on the 6 month courses taking place in their incubation centres.

Eight Institutes of Technology (IoTs) have partnered to form four collaborative programmes to deliver the New Frontiers Programme while individual programmes are also being offered from a number of IoTs as follows:

Collaborative ProgrammesIndividual Programmes
IT Carlow/Waterford ITDublin IT
Limerick IT/IT TraleeDundalk IT (partnered with CIT)
IT Tallaght/IT BlanchardstownCork IT (partnered with DkIT)
IT Sligo/Letterkenny ITGalway-Mayo IT (partnered with AIT)
Athlone IT(partnered with GMIT)

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