Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
574. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of targets missed in the action plan for jobs; if targets have been reset; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37410/12]
Amharc ar fhreagra575. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason targets were missed in the action plan for jobs; if there will be consequences for missed targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37411/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together.
The Government published the Action Plan for Jobs 2012 in February this year. The Plan contains 270 actions to be implemented in 2012 across all Government Departments as well as 36 State agencies to improve the operating environment for business and remove barriers to employment creation. The 270 individual actions are further broken down into Quarterly milestones or targets, specifying the body responsible for implementation in each case. Progress Reports on the delivery of these milestones are published at the end of each Quarter.
As part of its commitment to drive the implementation of the Action Plan, the Government established a Committee to monitor the delivery of the Quarterly targets on an on-going basis. The Monitoring Committee comprises senior officials from my Department, the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and Forfás. To date, two Quarterly Progress Reports on the Action Plan have been published. The First Progress Report found that 80 of the 83 (96%) measures due to be implemented in the first quarter of the year were delivered on time. The Second Progress Report found that 72 of the 77 (94%) measures to be implemented in that quarter were delivered on time. Explanations for measures which were delayed are set out in the Progress Reports which are available on my Department’s website, www.djei.ie.
Work on bringing these delayed targets to completion continued and I can report that all eight of the measures which were delayed in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 have now been implemented. Therefore, 100% of the measures for delivery under the Action Plan for Jobs for the first half of the year have now been completed. The Progress Report on the Action Plan deliverables for the Third Quarter of 2012 will be published in mid-October.
