In the hope to start up a creative enterprise culture, there has been stimulation from above through the establishment of designated zones of cultural consumption and
social enterprise as a delivery vehicle for welfare and public services than was observed elsewhere else in Europe.
develop an estimated £24 billion social enterprise sector that now employs 800,000 people (Social Enterprise UK 2011.
In the UK, particularly in England, social enterprise has become elided with delivery of public services under contract to state agencies
Teasdale, Alcock, and Smith 2012. Parts of health care were outsourced to the private sector and the Work Programme, the Conservative government†s program to help welfare
In the UK, 50%of all social enterprises trade with the public sector and social enterprises operating in the most deprived
communities are more likely to have the public sector as their main customer. Current budget cuts will directly impact on the viability of social enterprise sector, affecting
service provision and employment in most deprived communities over-proportionately 72%of social enterprises reported a negative trading outlook;
24%of all anticipated redundancies will fall within the most disadvantaged communities compared with 9%in
Social Enterprise UK 2011. Funding streams have to be diversified to make social innovation resilient and sustainable in cyclical environments
listings will be beyond most social enterprises and may contradict the social enterprise ethos Socially innovative individuals and organizations often do not fulfill the traditional
funding criteria of private institutional creditors. They lack collateral (current assets or futures) and social return on investment;
Structural Funds to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (http://www. eif. org While microcredit offers some positive outcomes,
in the UK micro-enterprises which meet local social care needs face regulatory, legislative and other barriers as a result of which many fail (Sharedlivesplus 2011.
commissioned by government are provided by small and medium-sized enterprises and incentives to install renewable energy) and new legal forms such as the Community Interest
and partnership between various stakeholders (the public sector, private enterprise and the free market, civil society, the charitable sector and individual citizens) that make up the
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has many stakeholders †companies, social enterprises, governments NGOS, charities and public sector organisations to name but a few.
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3. 3 Fostering FDI growth and developing an enterprise environment 64 3. 4 Supporting the SME Sector 70
In September 2012, on foot of a proposal from Senator David Cullinane, the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation agreed to appoint Senator Cullinane as a rapporteur for the Committee in the preparation of a report on the development of a strategy
Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation September 2013 Rapporteur†s Introduction (Senator David Cullinane
and thank the members of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for their support and input into the preparation of this report.
It is hoped that this strategy will build on the work of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation,
This Action Plan arises from the Joint Committee on Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, whose members agreed in October 2012 that the unemployment crisis in the Southeast Region merits particular attention.
Implementation of a long term Economic Development Strategy for the Southeast that supports a new model for the region based on sustainability, meeting the needs of enterprise, an alignment of national,
The development of a pilot strategy in the region to ensure a greater emphasis on Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in secondary schools through competitions and enterprise modules
The development of a second level schools programme focused on developing social enterprise projects and link to the existing School Enterprise Programme
Infrastructural development Key Proposals The development of a regional Transport Hub that aligns road, rail and port infrastructure,
providing appropriate broadband requirements allowing for enterprise development and expansion at the site The development of Dunmore East Harbour and Port, Kilmore Quay and Helvick Harbour to support the fishing industry
Developing an Enterprise Environment Key Proposals The development of a Marketing Programme for Waterford and Rosslare Ports
Supporting expanding the role of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOS) to include businesses with more than 10 employees
and to take in tourism and food enterprises in line with regional enterprise strategies Development of a regional strategy aimed at getting more women into business,
Supporting the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector Key Proposals A government initiative to prioritise job retention through a job retention fund
The continued support of the Import X initiative of the Enterprise Boards of the Southeast which help substitute domestic goods or services for imported ones
Prioritise the review of the prompt payments legislation as called for by Irish Small and Medium Enterprises (ISME
Support stronger linkages between third level institutes and enterprises in this sector such as the Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), Carlow Institute of technologies Industrial Design and Product Development
and enterprises in this sector and the existing third level institutes to ensure suitable course development and a steady supply of appropriately skilled graduates
to explore enterprise opportunities in green services, renewable energy and clean-tech industries Support the development of a regional renewable energy cluster policy to make recommendations on the requirements of third and fourth level institutes, research and development agencies and infrastructural requirements
The development of a creative industries plan supported by Enterprise Ireland, the Business and Innovation Centre, County and City Enterprise Boards and the third level sector in the region
A regional focus on the Enterprise Ireland (EI) Competitive Start Fund, targeting new local enterprises to apply for this funding and business aid
A bridging of potential skills gaps in the creative sector at both undergraduate and post graduate levels
and coordinating the resources available, pilot a variety of enterprise projects across the five counties for replication across the region,
The holding of information sessions in each county in the region to build awareness of the social economy and social enterprises
The development of a pilot Social Enterprise Business Training Programme for community groups in the region
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; Environment, Community and Local government; and Social Protection in partnership with local government.
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; Environment, Community and Local government and a senior regional Seirbhã sã Oideachais Leanunaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) representative through the Department of Social Protection
The proposed forum would take in senior representatives from the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, the Institutes of Technology,
Regional and sub-regional job creation targets to be set for Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and other Enterprise Support Agencies
and priorities for regional enterprise development DKM Economic Consultants. An Economic Profile of Carlow, February 2009.
This underpins the need for a national and regional focus on economic development and enterprise support
/Of importance will be the role of third level educational providers in the region in producing graduates with enterprise focused skills,
The Need for an Open Innovation Model to drive economic development in the Southeast June 2013 presented by Willie Donnelly WIT to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
s report highlighted Waterford IT€ s relative strength among ITS nationally in terms of enterprise-relevant skills development, research and linkages
and grounded in enterprise and embedded in the needs of the community. It would have the autonomy
The development of a pilot strategy in the region to ensure a greater emphasis on Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in secondary schools through competitions and enterprise modules
The development of a second level schools programme focused on developing social enterprise projects and link to the existing School Enterprise Programme
3. 2 Infrastructural development In order to be able to compete with other regions and develop to its potential,
Enterprise agencies in partnership with local authorities need to ensure provision of property solutions suitable and available for Foreign Direct Investment.
The IDA and Enterprise Ireland should then be mandated to bring forward plans to develop suitable sites and properties
and the scope for enterprise development in the vicinity of the port in that context Rosslare is the largest Roll-on Roll off (Roro)
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation announced in June 2012 that he had requested the Competition Authority to carry out a study of the ports sector in Ireland.
Strategy for Port Hinterland †A clear and agreed strategy is needed for how best to exploit the port hinterland to the benefit of County Wexford and the Southeast region and the scope for enterprise and tourism development in that context.
that around 20,000 Irish enterprises do not have internet access and that some 21%of Irish adults have used never the Internet.
particularly in relation to the SME/enterprise sector is considered by them to be a serious challenge. footnoteref:
and allowing for enterprise development and expansion at the site Knockhouse This important IDA Ireland site is 45 acres of land adjacent to Genzyme at Knockhouse on the Old Kilmeaden Road in Waterford.
providing appropriate broadband requirements allowing for enterprise development and expansion at the site The development of Dunmore East Harbour and Port, Kilmore Quay and Helvick Harbour to support the fishing industry
3. 3 Fostering FDI growth and developing an enterprise environment Fostering FDI Growth A recurring theme in the consultations for this report,
from local authorities to enterprise agencies to politicians and business people, is frustration at the lack of an Industrial Development Authority base in the Southeast
and Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2012,76%were in Dublin and Cork, 10%in Galway, 6%in Louth, 5%in Limerick,
and sub-regional job creation targets for the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, and other Enterprise Support Agencies
The establishment of high level CEO Groups in key sectors such as Agribusiness, Food Production, Medical Devices, Engineering and Internationally traded services offers opportunities to ensure maximum regional collaboration
This Map was drawn up by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in accordance with the European Commission†s Regional Aid Guidelines 2007-2013
PQ response Tuesday, 25 june 2013 (Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Table 16. BORDER, MIDLANDS and WEST REGION
Developing an enterprise environment The National Asset management Agency (NAMA) was established in December 2009 by the Government to address the serious problems which arose in the banking sector as the result of excessive property lending
The City and County Enterprise Boards across the Southeast are funded co by The irish Government and EU Structural Funds.
They concentrate on micro-enterprises, those businesses employing 10 people or fewer. They are positioned uniquely to understand local needs
The Waterford City and County Enterprise Board representatives welcomed the introduction of a new network of Local Enterprise Offices.
and give local government an enhanced role in economic development and enterprise support Although others questioned the capability of local authorities to engage in this kind of work,
They also emphasised that in general there needs to be greater integration and collaboration between the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of education
Another proposal that emerged from the consultations in this area of enterprise development is that the remit for LEOS needs to be expanded to include businesses with more than 10 employees
and to take in tourism and food enterprises Carlow County Council expressed the view that linking the various enterprise centres across the region should be a priority as part of an alignment of enterprise offerings,
as all agencies spending public money should be collaborating and sharing to avoid duplication Indeed, the expertise held by large exporting companies across the region should be leveraged by presuming on their goodwill
Increasing the number of female entrepreneurs is a target of Enterprise Ireland. Enhancing the role
Developing an Enterprise Environment Key Proposals The development of a Marketing Programme for Waterford and Rosslare Ports
Supporting expanding the role of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOS) to include businesses with more than 10 employees
and to take in tourism and food enterprises in line with regional enterprise strategies Development of a Regional strategy aimed at getting more women into business,
Small and Medium Enterprises make up over 99%of businesses in the enterprise economy in Ireland
Struggling small and medium enterprises in particular could benefit from an initiative in this regard There are 55,914 people currently unemployed in the Southeast region, according to CSO figures,
administered by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Social Protection,
For smaller enterprises in particular, commercial rates are a real obstacle. Businesses should pay rates for the services provided by the State,
This ties in with the Import X initiative already under way in the Southeast, progressed by the City and County Enterprise Boards,
Waterford City and County Enterprise Boards also had an interesting proposal that local companies trading into FDI companies should be considered exporters
currently available via Enterprise Ireland only to limited companies, should be made more widely available and offer better value for money,
The continued support of the Import X initiative of the Enterprise Boards of the Southeast which help substitute domestic goods or services for imported ones
and the role of State enterprise development bodies are all key factors here There should be a shift in emphasis in enterprise development to agencies that will focus on local indigenous enterprises
and assist in developing the optimum potential that lies in local and regional production, processing, branding and marketing
As with other areas of enterprise, great potential lies in clustering and networking, where small local enterprises combine their activities in areas such as research and development, local and regional branding,
and marketing in order to maximise their potential One of the major problems facing The irish agri-food sector is the role that the EU€ s regulatory system has played.
and county enterprise boards whereby six CEOS of prominent food companies in Kilkenny have been consulted to strategise around milk production and the development of small food companies into successful exporters,
The strength of these industries offer opportunity for expansion into innovative enterprises, such as Pharma Assist,
Support stronger linkages between third level institutes and enterprises in this sector such as the Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC), Carlow Institute of technologies Industrial Design and Product Development
and enterprises in this sector and the existing third level institutes to ensure suitable course development and a steady supply of appropriately skilled graduates
A green economic strategy for the Southeast would explore enterprise opportunities in green services, renewable energy and clean-tech industries
to explore enterprise opportunities in green services, renewable energy and Clean-tech industries Support the development of a regional renewable energy cluster policy to make recommendations on the requirements of third and fourth level institutes, research and development agencies and infrastructural requirements
driven a by a combination of the Waterford County Enterprise Board and the owners of the site and
to the number of graduates ready to enter digital, media and web-based enterprises In particular, Enterprise Ireland, the Business and Innovation Centre, County Enterprise and Development Boards and the third level sector in the region should be tasked with developing a creative industries strategy
The strategy should also include specific targets for growing employment in key sectors such as digital media, gaming, mobile technologies and ICT in health care, agribusiness and eco-innovation,
5) There is within the enterprise agencies a series of successful funding and investment strategies for business development in Ireland, including Enterprise Ireland†s High Potential Start up (HPSU) fund.
Tom Cusack, EI€ s HPSU manager, estimated last year that there would be between 2, 500 and 3,
and target new local enterprises to apply for this funding and business aid Alongside this there is the work of the county enterprise boards in helping people start new business ventures.
There are numerous start up models that could be rolled out across the region such as the Start up Boot Camp,
•The development of a creative industries Strategy supported by Enterprise Ireland, the Business and Innovation Centre, County and City Enterprise Boards and the third level sector in the region
targeting new local enterprises to apply for this funding and business aid •A bridging of potential skills gaps in the creative sector at both undergraduate and post graduate levels
Community Enterprise Community Enterprise is an important sector which needs to be supported by local and national Government.
It has the potential to create new and sustainable jobs and a new culture of entrepreneurship throughout the Southeast region
Community Enterprise is a collaborative concept involving State agencies, community enterprise groups with the capacity to leverage
and create new job opportunities at local level Community Enterprise empowers local business people, professionals, farmers,
craftspeople and others to identify and create new job opportunities at local level Communities Creating Jobs (CCJ),
Their mission is to develop a voluntary community enterprise resource organisation with capacity to collaborate with public,
private and community sectors in helping community enterprise groups and individuals create jobs (social and private) at local level
and value of a strategy for economic self-reliance in the region, fostering a spirit of †doing it for ourselves†and expanding opportunities in the social economy and social enterprise sectors
and coordinating the resources available, pilot a variety of enterprise projects across the five counties for replication across the region,
and services in areas that are not profitable for private enterprise The beauty of cooperatives is that they can be applied to most business and community activity
•6th lowest in EU27 in terms of number of cooperative enterprises •10th lowest in EU27 in terms of cooperative employees
It offers the potential to create sustainable jobs and enterprise in the region. However, it needs to be supported properly through national and local government intervention
The Ballybeg Community Project in Waterford offers an example of innovation in terms of social enterprise via their successful horticultural project,
They believe there is little evidence in Government of recognition of the value of social enterprise, of its positive impact on communities in terms of social mobility and health.
as part of a major expansion of social enterprise culture To this end, we recommend the holding of information sessions in each county in the region to build awareness of the social economy and social enterprise and the development of a pilot Social Enterprise Business Training Programme for community
groups in the region Social Economy and Economic Self reliance Key Proposals The development of a pilot †Programme for Economic Self Reliance†in the region whose aim would be to create ten jobs in every community and a regional network of micro-economies
and coordinating the resources available, pilot a variety of enterprise projects across the five counties for replication across the region,
The holding of information sessions in each county in the region to build awareness of the social economy and social enterprises
The development of a pilot Social Enterprise Business Training Programme for community groups in the region
JOINT COMMITTEE ON JOBS, ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION 31st DAIL Chairman: Damien English (FG Deputies: Dara Calleary (FF) footnoteref:
Waterford City and County Enterprise Boards Ciarã¡n Cullen, CEO, Waterford City Enterprise Board Anike Tyrrell, CEO, Waterford County Enterprise Board
Waterford City and County Councils Michael Walsh, Waterford City manager Denis Mccarthy, Waterford County Manager Lar Power, Waterford City council Director of Service, Housing, Community Services and Enterprise
Waterford City Chamber of commerce Orm Kenny, Chamber President Graham Doyle, Chamber Vice president, CEO, Waterford Airport Derek O'Byrne, Chamber Director, Waterford Institute of technology
Waterford City Family Resource Centre Anne Goodwin, St. Brigid†s Family Resource Centre, Waterford Heather Kiely, Sacred Heart Family Resource Centre, Waterfordâ
Kieran Comerford (Carlow Enterprise Board CEO Carlow VEC Marian Duffy (Adult education Officer, Carlow VEC Shane Rooney (Guidance Counsellor, Carlow Adult Educational guidance and Information Service
Wexford County Enterprise Board Tom Banville Wexford County Council Tony Larkin (Deputy County Manager Padraig O†Gorman (County Economic Development Officer
Tipperary South Riding County Enterprise Board Ita Horan (CEO Waterford 25 march 2013 Waterford Women†s Centre
Enterprise Ireland Enda Mcdonald Brian Fives Waterford City council Michael Walsh (City manager Tourism Projects James Doherty
Number of Enterprises in the Southeast, 2010 Business Demography NACE Rev 2 by County, Employment Size, Statistical
Active Enterprises (Number 2, 276 Persons Engaged (Number 11,422 Employees (Number 10,007 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number
2, 059 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 280 Employees (Number 2, 909 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number
Persons Engaged (Number Employees (Number 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number 73 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 148
Employees (Number 2, 139 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number 31 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 820
Employees (Number 2, 819 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number Persons Engaged (Number Employees (Number
Kilkenny All persons engaged size classes Active Enterprises (Number 3, 491 Persons Engaged (Number 16,580
Employees (Number 14,272 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number 3, 199 Persons Engaged (Number 6, 343
Employees (Number 4, 101 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number Persons Engaged (Number Employees (Number 20-49
Active Enterprises (Number 87 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 615 Employees (Number 2, 606 50-249
Active Enterprises (Number 32 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 700 Employees (Number 2, 700 250 and over
Active Enterprises (Number Persons Engaged (Number Employees (Number Waterford All persons engaged size classes Active Enterprises (Number
4, 317 Persons Engaged (Number 27,417 Employees (Number 24,610 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number 3, 904
Persons Engaged (Number 8, 213 Employees (Number 5, 507 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number 246
Persons Engaged (Number 3, 257 Employees (Number 3, 183 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number 104
Persons Engaged (Number 3, 046 Employees (Number 3, 023 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number 47
Persons Engaged (Number 4, 531 Employees (Number 4, 527 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number
16 Persons Engaged (Number 8, 370 Employees (Number 8, 370 Wexford All persons engaged size classes
Active Enterprises (Number 6, 035 Persons Engaged (Number 27,355 Employees (Number 23,451 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number
5, 518 Persons Engaged (Number 11,177 Employees (Number 7, 395 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number
313 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 134 Employees (Number 4, 038 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number
143 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 186 Employees (Number 4, 163 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number
55 Persons Engaged (Number 5, 271 Employees (Number 5, 268 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number
6 Persons Engaged (Number 2, 587 Employees (Number 2, 587 Tipperary All persons engaged size classes
Active Enterprises (Number 6, 254 Persons Engaged (Number 29,480 Employees (Number 25,113 Under 10 Active Enterprises (Number
5, 714 Persons Engaged (Number 12,044 Employees (Number 7, 851 10-19 Active Enterprises (Number
338 Persons Engaged (Number 4, 409 Employees (Number 4, 259 20-49 Active Enterprises (Number
131 Persons Engaged (Number 3, 816 Employees (Number 3, 795 50-249 Active Enterprises (Number
60 Persons Engaged (Number 5, 249 Employees (Number 5, 248 250 and over Active Enterprises (Number
11 Persons Engaged (Number 3, 962 Employees (Number 3, 960 Source: CSO Business Demography. http://www. cso. ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/Selectvarval/saveselections. asp
Note: North/South Tipperary not available separately Note: The geographical breakdown given is an approximation.
which an enterprise is registered for Revenue purposes, rather than where the business actually operates from,
In particular, where an enterprise has local units in several counties, but one head office where all employment is registered,
Enterprises with Unknown supplied generally have registered Revenue addresses outside of the Republic of ireland. However, the employees registered with these addresses are working in the Republic of ireland
Enterprise Ireland EPA Environmental protection agency ETB Educational Training Board Fà S Foras à iseanna Saothair FDI
Irish Small and Medium Enterprises MAN Metropolian Area Networks MNCS Multinational Companies NALA National Adult Literacy Association
Small and Medium Enterprises SOLAS Seirbhã sã Oideachais Leanunaigh agus Scileanna TEN-T Trans European Network-Transport
County Enterprise Boards (to be known in future as Local Enterprise Offices) and others In terms of the regional role in this implementation process, the following points are
of Hellenic ICT Enterprises (SEPE) told Euractiv Greece in an interview that Europe will need 900,000 skilled ICT workers
enterprises and, increasingly, an essential tool supporting control and decision-making at both middle and top
IT at the microeconomic level, using observations on individual enterprise performance. 21 This phenomenon points to the conceptual gap between task productivity measures, on the one hand,
enterprises, and service companies; it specialized instead in hardware production, leaving the software market to
29in the medium and large enterprises of 1990, what remained was a deep chasm between the"mission critical"application
opportunities, enterprises and other institutions are forced to reexamine workflow and develop new methods for information system design
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