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14/04/2015
Minister Publishes Statement Of Strategy 2015-2017
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has published his Department's Statement of Strategy 2015-2017, aimed at supporting the drive towards full employment.
The strategy, prepared under the Public Service Management Act 1997 and approved by Government in recent weeks, sets out the framework for actions by the Department and its agencies.
Since 2012, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has, along with the Department of the Taoiseach, led the annual Action Plan for Jobs process, which is on course to hit the target of 100,000 extra people at work some 18 months ahead of schedule.
Minister Bruton said: "Twice in my lifetime I have seen the opportunity for full employment in Ireland, only to be squandered by bad policies. Full employment is what will make all our other plans possible – better services, higher living standards, and ultimately better lives for people living in Ireland.
"That is why at the heart of Government’s plans for the coming years is not only delivering full employment, but sustaining it for decades, for a generation. Achieving that means orienting all aspects of our public policies towards this crucial goal.
"This strategy is an important step in that process. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has played a major role in the progress in employment which has been made over the past four years, and this document sets out the plans for us to build on this over the coming three years."
(CD/MH)
The strategy, prepared under the Public Service Management Act 1997 and approved by Government in recent weeks, sets out the framework for actions by the Department and its agencies.
Since 2012, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has, along with the Department of the Taoiseach, led the annual Action Plan for Jobs process, which is on course to hit the target of 100,000 extra people at work some 18 months ahead of schedule.
Minister Bruton said: "Twice in my lifetime I have seen the opportunity for full employment in Ireland, only to be squandered by bad policies. Full employment is what will make all our other plans possible – better services, higher living standards, and ultimately better lives for people living in Ireland.
"That is why at the heart of Government’s plans for the coming years is not only delivering full employment, but sustaining it for decades, for a generation. Achieving that means orienting all aspects of our public policies towards this crucial goal.
"This strategy is an important step in that process. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has played a major role in the progress in employment which has been made over the past four years, and this document sets out the plans for us to build on this over the coming three years."
(CD/MH)
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