Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 January 2013
38. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he was lobbied by the Industrial Development Agency and or any multinational corporations regarding Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56530/12]
View answerThe Enterprise Development Agencies, i.e. the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Forfás and Science Foundation Ireland, made a joint Pre-Budget 2013 Submission to my Department.
Many IDA client companies are members of representative organisations. These representative organisations make an annual Pre-Budget Submission to the Minister for Finance on behalf of their members, examples would include IBEC and the American Chamber of Commerce.
My responsibilities include working closely with industry sectors to attract, retain and develop Foreign Direct Investment on an on-going basis. As part of discharging my role as Minister, I can confirm that I regularly meet with representatives of both multinationals and indigenous companies on an ongoing basis including in the period leading up to the Budget in December.
