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Local Enterprise Offices Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2015

Thursday, 12 February 2015

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Peadar Tóibín

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16. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the current local enterprise offices operating with a lower staff level than the past year, to include the county and the decrease in staff. [5845/15]

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On the establishment of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in April 2014, all existing County and City Enterprise Board (CEB) staff transferred to the new LEOs. In addition, the Local Authorities made over 60 staff available to work in the 31 LEOS.

As a consequence, while there was a small number of retirements amongst staff of the LEOs during 2014 there are in fact no LEO currently operating with fewer staff numbers than had been working in the CEBs on 14 April 2014, the last day of their operation prior to dissolution.

At present Enterprise Ireland, through their Centre of Excellence, is carrying out a comprehensive LEO Resources Survey the purpose of which is not just to establish the full headcount (part-time and full-time, including the additional Local Authority staff) working in each LEO but to also establish the skills and strengths of those staff and to establish any skills gaps or deficits that need to be addressed in the context of LEO staff training to be delivered by Enterprise Ireland.

In addition, I should also point out that the Public Appointments Service has recently advertised a competition to fill a number of Head of Enterprise positions in LEOs and a new LEO Graduate placement programme to strengthen customer service was launched last December which will result in an additional 25 graduates being recruited for a 2-year placement with the LEOs from the end of Quarter 1 2015.

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