Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017
113. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in IDA Ireland who are employed in specifically addressing the consequences of Brexit; and the vacancies that remain unfilled by IDA Ireland with respect to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32638/17]
View answerIDA Ireland previously received official sanction from my Department to recruit 10 additional Brexit staff members. Four such employees have since been appointed to date and the recruitment process for the remaining six is ongoing. IDA Ireland has undertaken a rigorous recruitment process to ensure that the best candidates are identified for all these roles and the Agency will make the remaining appointments as soon as it can.
I should also mention that my Department has recently received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the retention within the IDA, on a permanent basis, of 35 previously fixed-term positions that were created in 2014. The regularisation of these roles in the Agency will ensure the IDA has the capacity to continue meeting targets set out in its current Strategy as well as addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with Brexit.
