Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
301. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects a single, one stop shop website to be in place providing details of all Government and State agency initiatives to assist small and medium enterprises here and people who wish to set up a business for the first time here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1042/14]
View answerIn preparation for the new LEOs, a project to develop a common LEO website is currently underway. The new Website will incorporate on-line self-assessment tools, signposting to other State services, benchmarking, how to guides etc. The project will deliver a powerful resource for the LEOs which will ensure that a level of web capability is available to all LEOs in the country. The target date for the formal commencement of the new LEO structure, including the website, is during Q1 2014.
Meanwhile, Enterprise Ireland is undertaking local and international research to determine the best practice with regard to a single one-stop-shop website for support to business generally. This research entails examining the existing website infrastructure in Ireland aimed at the Start-Up and Small and Medium community, international best practice, the level of customer usage and satisfaction with these websites, the resources required to maintain such a website and the costs involved. Enterprise Ireland expects to be in a position to determine the scope of a single one-stop-shop website by Q2 2014.
