Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2018
293. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the moneys expended in promoting and hosting the future jobs summit event and strategy to date, including costs (details supplied), in tabular form; the budget allocated for the future jobs summit event and strategy with respect to promotional activities in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52817/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFuture Jobs Ireland - Preparing Now for Tomorrow's Economy - is a whole of government initiative led by my Department in partnership with the Department of the Taoiseach. It will set a new economic agenda which complements existing economic plans such as Project Ireland 2040. Future Jobs will be guided by five pillars namely:
1. Increasing productivity especially in indigenous enterprises;
2. Increasing innovation and adapting to technological change;
3. Developing future talent and skills;
4. Increasing labour force participation; and
5. Transitioning to the low carbon economy.
Employers, employees, academia and civic society all have a deep interest in the development of Future Jobs Ireland and there has been extensive consultation with stakeholders. The Future Jobs summit held in the Aviva Stadium on November 22nd last was a part of this consultation process. Over 200 participants attending had an opportunity to directly engage with each other, and with me and my ministerial colleagues, especially through six break-out sessions which explored important themes. The summit also entailed two keynote speeches as well as panel discussions.
Excellent input was generated by participants and my department’s website (https://dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Business-Sectoral-Initiatives/Future-Jobs/ ) sets out the key points raised along with supporting documentation.
The moneys expended on the summit are set out below in tabular format as requested:
|
Advertising |
€0.00 |
|
Online media advertising |
€0.00 |
|
Design work |
€0.00 |
|
Photography and Video |
€4,225.05 |
|
Event staging including AV Equipment |
€4,348.05 |
|
Venue hire including breakout rooms and catering |
€9,566.20 |
|
|
€36.00 |
|
Public Relations |
€0.00 |
|
Total 2018 |
€18,175.30 |
A total budget of €25,000 was set aside for the summit in 2018. Other costs of €4,169 were incurred which provided for travel and accommodation costs for a foreign based speaker and moderator fees. The event management, media/PR, design and documentation were all carried out by officials.
I expect Future Jobs Ireland 2019 to be launched in February 2019. My officials are currently in the process of developing business plans and budgets for 2019 and it is not known at this stage how much additional monies, if any, may be required for further promotional activities relating to the development of Future Jobs Ireland.
