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2012 ACTION PLAN FOR JOBS

Table of Contents
Foreword by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D. Foreword by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, T.D. 5 Executive Summary Introduction Transformation We Can All Back Bold Ambitions Reinvention and Adaptability North/South cooperation 1 Building Competitive Advantage Research and Innovation to Drive Job Creation Improving Cost Competitiveness Aligning Skills with Enterprise Needs Infrastructure Investment to Underpin Employment Growth Reduced Costs through Sensible Regulation 2 Supporting Indigenous Start Ups 3 Assisting Indigenous Business to Grow Enhancing Indigenous Performance Assisting Indigenous Businesses to Trade Access to Finance Enterprise and Employment Expansion Supports Maximising Procurement Opportunities 4 Attracting Inward Entrepreneurial Start Ups 5 Developing and Deepening the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment 61 43 44 46 49 55 56 58 13 13 14 15 16 18 20 24 29 33 36 39 7 3

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6 Developing Employment Initiatives within the Community 7 Exploiting Sectoral Opportunities 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 Manufacturing Health/Lifesciences The Green Economy Agri‐food Production ICT Hardware and Software Cloud Computing Digital Games Tourism International Financial Services Business Process Outsourcing/Shared Services Education Services Construction Retail/Wholesale Arts, Culture and Creative Enterprise

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Foreword by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D.
The top priority of the Government is to get Ireland back to work. It is the all‐consuming obsession of every Cabinet Minister at a time when we have never seen more people unemployed. Economic recovery has to be