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Job Creation Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 November 2012

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Questions (117)

Micheál Martin

Question:

117. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role his Department officials have in relation to job creation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47228/12]

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Written answers

I have repeatedly stated that Governments do not create jobs, successful businesses do. This is why I see my job, and that of my Department, as doing everything possible to help more businesses succeed. In that respect, my Department's Mission is to support the creation of sustainable jobs by promoting the development of a competitive business environment in which enterprises will operate to high standards and grow in sustainable markets.

At a practical level, my Department and its agencies are involved in a wide range of activities to deliver this Mission, including:

- The provision of a comprehensive set of supports to businesses through the enterprise development agencies, in particular Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, the County and City Enterprise Boards, Shannon Development and the National Standards Authority of Ireland.

- The promotion of Science, Technology and Innovation as a key engine to accelerate Ireland's economic recovery, including through the work of Science Foundation Ireland and Enterprise Ireland.

- Improving the competitiveness of the business environment and access to finance for businesses.

- Identifying and prioritising sectors with potential for job creation and systematically addressing obstacles to these sectors developing their potential.

- Supporting a business regulatory system which facilitates competition in the marketplace, has high standards of corporate governance, fosters dynamic and innovative markets and ensures protection of employment rights and safe working conditions.

- Compiling the Action Plan for Jobs on behalf of the Government and, in 2012, implementing approximately two thirds of the actions.

My role and that of my Department is to ensure that we have the right policies in place to support enterprise and innovation so that employment opportunities can be grown and maintained. My officials support me in realising these aims and in implementing measures to achieve those goals.

The full range of my Department's activities and objectives in these areas is set out in the Department's Statement of Strategy 2011-2014 which is available on my Department's corporate website at www.djei.ie.

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