Archive for March, 2012

Enterprise Ireland establishes new Potential Exporters Division and launches new programmes of supports to get more Irish companies exporting.

On March 13th, the minister for Job, enterprise and Innovation, Richard Burton, T.D. announced that a new Potential Exporters Division in Enterprise Ireland has gone live and launches new programmes of supports for exporters in order to get more indigenous companies trading in foreign markets.
The new Potential Exporters division will:
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€30m Fund available for upgrade of Sports Facilities

Fine Gael Kildare South TD, Martin Heydon, has today (Wednesday) warmly welcomed the announcement by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring of a €30m fund for important sports capital projects.
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Government’s plan to target core €500 million research budget at turning goods into good jobs.

Ministers Burton and Sherlock launched a Research Prioritisation Plan on 1st March to target the majority of the Government’s core €500million budget
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Minister Burton signs a memorandum of understanding on Science and Technology with Chinese Government. (March 2012)

Richard Burton, T.D, Minister for Job, Enterprise and Innovation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Ireland –China Science and Innovation Cooperation with Mr. Wan Gang, Minister of Science and Technology while on a Trade & Investment mission to China.
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The Personal Insolvency Bill

The two main aims of modern bankruptcy law are to return funds to creditors and to rehabilitate the debtor. In Ireland, bankruptcy remains a punitive regime from which it is almost impossible to recover and to resume a normal career or business life, according to Séan Kelly, RSM Farrell Grant Sparks.
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