Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2017
57. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department will remain the lead Department for the action plan for jobs and the implementation of Enterprise 2025 under the new Government. [29397/17]
View answerAs Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I will lead the development of the Action Plan for Jobs across Government and I will also lead the development and implementation of national enterprise policy, including Enterprise 2025.
The Action Plan for Jobs has proven to be an effective mechanism for coordinated cross government action focused on job creation and on creating an environment that is conducive to entrepreneurship, investment and enterprise growth. The existing process will continue to ensure the required focus on the achievement of sustainable full employment on an annual basis in the context of considerable international uncertainty.
The ambition in Enterprise 2025 is to achieve sustainable full employment by 2020. The required actions to achieve sustainable full employment were set out in Enterprise 2025, in terms of building the resilience of the enterprise base through productivity, innovation and market diversification. These are to be delivered by DJEI and the enterprise development agencies and also by a number of government departments that have a role to play in ensuring we have a supportive and internationally differentiated business environment. I will be reviewing the performance and impacts achieved over the coming months and identifying any required changes and policy responses.
