I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 to 84, inclusive, together.
I understand from the IDA that a total of 2,831 jobs have been notified to the IDA in approved projects. Of these, 575 have been verified by the IDA with a further 5 awaiting verification. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, I cannot give a company specific breakdown of these jobs. There are no jobs that have not been verified by the IDA at the end of their approval period.
As was announced previously, my Department will soon be commissioning an independent review of the Succeed-in-Ireland programme. That review, which will be carried out after details of the initiative’s full and final costs are available, will equip us with a thorough understanding of the programme’s results and its contribution to employment generation in the State.
Last month, my Department undertook a public consultation seeking views on the draft terms of reference for the review. The webpage setting out information on that public consultation process was easily accessible on the Department's website. It was not offline at any time during the consultation period. Contact details for the Department, including an email address and telephone number, were also available on that same webpage.
I am pleased that the consultation process elicited 17 different submissions. These are being examined by my Department and will help to shape the terms of reference for the review. The submissions will also be published once the terms of reference have been finalised.
