Title: The Potential for Green Jobs in the Economy
Location: The Gresham Hotel, Dublin
Description: New Employment Opportunities in the Environmental Goods and Services Sector
Date: 2009-06-24
Congress with the assistance of the Workplace Innovation Fund is organising the above seminar. The seminar is part of an ongoing project which will seek to identify the potential for new employment opportunities in this emerging sector of the Irish Economy. As part of the project Congress will later in the year produce a policy document which will make recommendations to policy makers and other stakeholders on how we can maximise the employment potential that may exist in this sector. This seminar is an important contribution to the formation of this policy.
There is a fee of €20 for this seminar which includes lunch and all of the seminar documentation.
The names of those attending together with the delegate fee should be forwarded to Louisa Gavin in the Congress Offices, 31/32 Parnell Square, Dublin 1. If you require any additional information you should contact Congress
Draft Programme
9.45 Coffee / Registration
10.00 The Greentech Revolution
- How can Ireland benefit in short and medium term?
Speakers:
- Brendan Halligan, Chairperson, Sustainable Energy Ireland
- Peter Brennan, Managing Director, ESP Consulting, / Vice-President, Dublin Chamber of Commerce
- Questions to speakers
11.15 Tea / Coffee
11.35 Indigenous Development and Employment Creation in the Sector
- Marina Donahue, Enterprise Ireland
12.10 Alternative Energy Developments in Scotland – STUC perspective
- Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress
12.45 Questions to speakers
13.00 Lunch
14.15 Riding the Green Wave – Key Questions for Ireland
- Jerry Shanahan, ICTU Executive Council and Chair of Private Sector Committee
15.00 Group Discussion – Appropriate policy response
15.45 Report Back, Concluding Remarks
16.00 Close
