Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current waiting lists in county enterprise boards for initial meetings for persons wishing to start their own business and for start your own business courses run by the enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy regarding waiting lists relates to operational matters within the County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) in which I have no function. However, if the Deputy has any concerns about delays being experienced by clients of any particular CEB, I would be happy to bring it to the attention of the Board in question.

The Deputy may be aware that as part of the Government Decision to reform the structure of State support for that sector the CEBs are soon to be dissolved and their existing functions will transfer to Enterprise Ireland (EI) and will be delivered, on behalf of EI, by the Local Authorities through a network of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs).

The legislation to effect the reform is at an advanced stage and I anticipate that it will have successfully passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas by early March with a view to commencing the new LEO structure in early to mid-April.