Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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408. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the target of having 2.3 million persons in employment by 2020 means attaining this figure at 1 January 2020 or before the end of the 2020 calendar year, that is, 31 December 2020, following the publication of Enterprise 2025 Renewed. [12732/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise 2025 Renewed was launched on 9th March 2018 and sets out the aim to have 2.3 million people in employment by 2020.  This will be measured by reference to average employment over the four quarters of 2020.

The objective is to ensure that, through the implementation of effective policies, we realise employment growth that is sustainable over the longer term and that job creation occurs in all regions.