Vol. 430 No. 7
88 Mr. Molloy asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will give the name of each organisation that submitted proposals or was consulted by his Department in relation to the preparation of plans to be submitted to the European Community for Structural Fund assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
My Department has received a wide range of submissions and proposals from a number of sources in the context of the next round of Structural Fund assistance. All these submissions, including a detailed evaluation of the existing Operational Programme for Industrial Development carried out by the Programme's External Evaluator and studies of the current Community Support Framework, will be considered in the preparation of plans to be submitted for future Structural Fund assistance.
The central objective of a future Programme for Industrial Development will be to ensure that the Structural Funds available are applied in the most effective way so as to make maximum impact on employment generation, facilitate economic growth and development and reduce the high level of unemployment.
The following table lists those organisations which have provided detailed submissions.
Table
Industrial Development Authority
SFADCo
IPC
Crafts Council of Ireland
Eolas
FÁS
Irish Management Institute
IBEC
ICTU
Chambers of Commerce of Ireland
Combat Poverty Agency
Industrial Development Research Group
National Software Director
Information and Computing Services Association
Developing the West Together
Dublin Sub Regional Committee
South East Sub Regional Committee
South West Sub Regional Committee
Mid West Sub Regional Committee
West Sub Regional Committee
North West Sub Regional Committee
Midlands East Sub Regional Committee
