Agencies considered for commercialisation
After a brief clarification about the earlier exchange, Spring asked which bodies might be unnecessary. Reynolds named the Kilkenny Design Workshop and Irish Productivity Centre as organisations he expected to become commercial within two years; Bruton said this matched the previous Government’s policy.
There was no misunderstanding at all as far as I am concerned, I can assure the Deputy.
Comment on this
Given that the Minister, in reply to my first supplementary some time ago, said that he has strong views — and I accept that he has strong views — on some areas of industry, can he give the House some idea at this stage which bodies he considers to be surplus to our requirements if there are too many bodies and, consequently, too many people dealing with grant applications?
Comment on this
I expect the Kilkenny Design Workshop to be commercial within two years and the same applies to the Irish Productivity Centre. These are two examples to indicate what I have in mind.
