Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

220. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to carry out a regional public meeting in County Galway or the west as part of the preparation for the 2015 Action Plan for Jobs. [38277/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The process of developing Action Plan for Jobs 2015 began in July with a series of roundtable discussions with representative groups. My officials and I met with representatives from IBEC, American Chamber of Commerce, SFA, Chambers Ireland, ISME, ICTU, SIPTU, IMPACT, UNITE and the INOU. A written request for submissions was also issued to other stakeholders and a further roundtable with entrepreneurs was held on the 8th of October. There is also an open call for submissions from the business community and the general public through the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website. It is hoped that the Action Plan for Jobs 2015 will be finalised in January 2015. Regional meetings are an important part of communicating the actions needs and building coalitions for change and for gathering inputs for future Action Plans. The meetings in Galway in 2013 and 2014 were particularly helpful in this regard. In future I hope to convene further Action Plans for Jobs forums in Galway.