Batt O’Keeffe, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Innovation

Constituency

Cork North West

Notes

Appointed Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Innovation March 2010.

Contact

8 Westcliffe, Ballincollig, Co Cork

Tel: 021-4871393

Fax: 021-4871393

Email

Send an email to Batt O’Keeffe

Political Record

Appointed Minister for Education and Science May 2008. Re-elected to Dáil Éireann May 2007. Appointed Minister of State with special responsibility for Housing, Urban renewal and Developing Areas at the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government June 2007. Appointed Chairman of Joint Committee on Health and Children December 1997.

Member Joint Committees on Finance and the Public Service, Enterprise and Small Business.

Spokesperson on Transport and Communications 1995-97.

Chairman of Sustainable Development Committee 1995-97.

Member of Finance and General Affairs Committee 1992-95.

Member of Public Accounts Committee 1992-97.

Senator 1989-92.

Member of Higher Education Committee.

Member of Southern Health Board.

Member of Association of Health Boards.

Holder of Munster GAA medals with Cork at Under 21, Junior and Senior levels.

Cork Intermediate Handball champion.

Personal Details

Born Mallow, Co Cork April 1945. Married to Mary Murphy, one son, three daughters. Educated St. Brendan's Killarney, Co. Kerry and UCC (BA, HDipED). Full time public representative and former Lecturer RTC, Cork. First elected 1987, lost seat 1989, re-elected 1992.

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Minister O’Keeffe launches plan to place 50 top graduates in export-led firms

Posted 4:13 30/08/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD, today [Monday] launched a Government plan to place 50 top-level college graduates in export-led Irish firms. Read More

‘Disillusioned’ FG TD’s remarks on redundancies ‘inaccurate and politically motivated’ - O’Keeffe

Posted 8:44 26/08/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD, has said remarks by a Fine Gael backbencher today [Thursday] on statutory redundancies are inaccurate and politically motivated. Read More

‘Brave decisions will get us through tough times’ - Op-ed from Minister O’Keeffe

Posted 5:26 10/08/10

Op-Ed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD from the Irish Sun on the 10th of August 2010. Read More

Minister O’Keeffe announces €37m boost for industry-led research centres

Posted 6:00 09/08/10

More college researchers are set to team up with businesses to produce products that have market potential and can create high-quality jobs following a €37 million investment boost announced today [Monday] by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD. Read More

Slowing rate of redundancies shows economic recovery is under way - Minister O’Keeffe

Posted 8:25 05/08/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, has said the slowing rate of redundancies shows that economic recovery is under way. Read More

Minister O’Keeffe presses ahead with effort to build Macroom bypass

Posted 5:03 04/08/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD, has rejected assertions from Fine Gael that the Macroom by-pass has been shelved, saying the project is advancing through a number of planning and design phases before construction can begin. Read More

Minister O’Keeffe urges USI to support Government efforts to protect and create jobs

Posted 7:10 03/08/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD, today [Tuesday] urged the Union of Students (USI) of Ireland to get behind decisive Government efforts to protect and create jobs. Read More

Minister O’Keeffe announces 70 jobs in high-tech customer services provider

Posted 3:48 03/08/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, today [Tuesday] announced that a global firm that boosts business revenues by providing high-tech solutions for customer service needs is to create 70 jobs as part of an expansion plan. Read More

Minister O ’Keeffe announces go-ahead for single CIT apprentice building

Posted 4:13 30/07/10

Apprentices in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) will be able to work in a single building from next September following the Government's funding go-ahead for the project, according to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD Read More

Minister O’Keeffe launches €7m fund to turn research into jobs

Posted 5:59 29/07/10

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, today launched a €7 million fund that will help academics turn research into jobs by bringing new products and services to the market. Read More