Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if external stakeholders from industry and representational bodies will have an input into the progress review of Enterprise 2025. [26417/17]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The review of Enterprise 2025 is being undertaken in the context of global changes that are likely to have an immediate impact on Ireland’s enterprise development, specifically Brexit and potential relevant policy changes under the new US administration.

Industry and representative organisations played a key role in the development of Enterprise 2025 and it is my intention that this review will also engage with relevant stakeholders including enterprises and representation bodies so as to gather insights and ensure we are addressing the most important issues.

In addition, I have recently established a Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Enterprise Forum on Brexit and global challenges. This will provide a vehicle for discussion of enterprise, trade and investment policy implications arising from wider global challenges, with a specific focus on Brexit in the first instance.  I will be engaging the Forum in the Enterprise 2025 review process, including through a structured workshop on the key questions arising from the analysis underway and to identify areas requiring greater emphasis or new areas for action.

In addition to this structured engagement, I, and senior officials across my department, meet with enterprise and enterprise representative groups on a regular basis and insights from these engagements are also being used as input to the review process.