Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 December 2025
267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the findings of the recent mid-cycle international evaluation of Construct Innovate carried out in November 2025, including the assessment of its productivity-related KPIs, its impact on residential construction delivery, and any recommendations for corrective actions. [68902/25]
View answerThe Construct Innovate Technology Centre is currently operating under a five-year contractual framework with Enterprise Ireland, and is currently in year three. In line with the Centre's governance and funding structure, Enteprise Ireland commenced an independent international evaluation to assess that the Centre is working to its stated programme objectives and delivering to its industry mandate and KPIs.
Enterprise Ireland has received a draft report from the international expert panel on the mid-cycle international evaluation of Construct Innovate, conducted during November 2025, which is currently under internal review.
As part of the evaluation, the Centre presented an overview of its work programme and results to date to the expert international panel. The panel also met with key Government Departments, including my Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and the Centre Steering Commitee that comprises industry representatives; and also the industry Chair of the Centre Steering Committee. The expert panel also spoke with companies who had engaged with the Centre to garner feedback on what has worked well, and any suggestions for improvement.
Recommendations to Enterprise Ireland arising from the evaluation may be implemented over the remainder of the Centre's current five-year Phase, and are also taken into account by Enterprise Ireland in decision-making regarding the future operation and direction of the Centre at the conclusion of its first five years of operation.
