20 Apr 2015, 15:08
Representative groups from the creative arts industry will appear before the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation tomorrow Tuesday, 21st April at 1.30pm in CR 2.
20th April 2015
The meeting will comprise two sessions, allowing stakeholders from the creative arts industry to discuss with the Committee the current state of the sector, with particular focus on the challenges and opportunities for growth and employment.
The schedule for the meeting is as follows:
Session 1: [1.45 pm]
Representatives of NUI Galway, Teagasc, Western Development Commission and;
Session 2: [3.00 pm]
Representatives of Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, TG4
Committee Chair, Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy, TD, said: “The creative arts industry is a broad sector, encompassing opportunities in a wide range of creative and cultural sectors. At tomorrow’s meeting, the Joint Committee will engage with various stakeholder groups to discuss the measures needed to increase the potential for job creation, innovation and balanced economic development in the creative economy.
“The Joint Committee believes that this expanding industry must not be neglected in our national economic recovery. It can provide exciting opportunities for employment at both a regional and national level, if it is sufficiently nurtured. Tomorrow's meeting promises to be an extremely useful one and we look forward to engaging with our invited speakers.”
Also on the agenda tomorrow will be scrutiny of EU Proposals COM (2015)20; COM(2015)21; COM(2015)30; COM(2015)33; COM(2015)48; COM(2015)49.
The meeting will start in Committee Room 2, Leinster House, tomorrow, Tuesday, 21st April 2015 at 1.30pm. Committee proceedings can be viewed live here.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
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Committee Membership:
Chair: Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael)
Deputies:
Dara Calleary (Fianna Fáil); Áine Collins (Fine Gael); Michael Conaghan (Labour); Seán Kyne (Fine Gael); Anthony Lawlor (Fine Gael); John Lyons (Labour); Peadar Tóibín (Sinn Féin); Mick Wallace (Independent)
Senators:
David Cullinane (Sinn Féin); John Kelly (Labour); Michael Mullins (Fine Gael); Hildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael); Feargal Quinn (Independent); Mary White (Fianna Fáil)