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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank members and witnesses for participating in today's meeting. Anyone joining remotely needs to do so from within the Leinster House complex, as they know. We will now proceed with our consideration of the 2024 Supplementary Estimate for Vote 32. To discuss the matter today, I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins. I invite members to contribute as per the speaking rota. First, is Deputy Louise O'Reilly who has 14 minutes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have a question for the Minister of State on the savings on the programmes she referenced earlier, including the Workplace Relations Commission, Corporate Enforcement Authority, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, and local enterprise offices. She suggested the savings were because they could not recruit the staff. Does she have the numbers of outstanding staff for each...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: What about the Corporate Enforcement Authority?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: My other question is about InterTradeIreland. Obviously North-South trade is increasing exponentially. The Minister of State referred to it in her opening statement. What interaction has she had with it and how does she see the organisation progressing?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am happy for the Minister of State to come back to us with a written note if she wishes. That would be fine.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: To clarify, the Minister of State referred to creating a number of jobs outside of Ireland. Did she mean outside of Dublin?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I was getting worried there for a minute. I thank the Minister of State. I propose that the consideration of Supplementary Estimates by the committee has concluded. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, for assisting the committee in its consideration of the Supplementary Estimates.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I should have thanked them as well. I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: For the attention of members, the imeachtaí of the committee's meeting on 16 October have been circulated. Do members have any comments on those? No. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (17 Oct 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment.