Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
464. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the location of each of the local enterprise offices throughout the country; the number of staff in each office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32278/15]
View answerIn accordance with the Service Level Agreement between Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities, the Local Authorities, through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), deliver a range of supports to the micro and small business sector at local level on behalf of Enterprise Ireland. In this regard, under Section 159 of the Local Government Act, 2001, each Chief Executive of the Local Authorities is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the Local Authorities for which he/she is responsible, including the LEOs. In the meantime, I have asked Enterprise Ireland to work with the Local Authorities in evaluating LEO performance, scale of ambition, available resources etc. in the context of delivering on the remit of the LEOs and with particular reference to their Local Enterprise Development Plans for 2016 and the identification of best practice and best utilisation of available resources.
Where a Chief Executive of a Local Authority identifies a need for additional staffing resources in order to ensure continued delivery of key services it is open to him/her to pursue sanction for same with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.
The location of the individual Local Enterprise Offices is available through www.localenterprise.ie.
