Earlier this week, Minister Jerry Buttimer TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, with special responsibility for Community Development and Charities, provided the welcome address at Ireland's Seventh National Social Enterprise Conference, to a gathering of more than 500 delegates, in person and online, from across the social enterprise sector. The conference took place at the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
The theme of the conference was ‘Trading for Impact’. The annual conference is a unique opportunity that provides networking opportunities, information dissemination, sharing of best practice and the opportunity to contribute to policy implementation and future policy development. The MC for the event was Kim MacKenzie-Doyle, CEO of social enterprise ‘the Big Idea’.
Opening the Conference, Minister Buttimer said:
"The work social enterprises deliver throughout Ireland is important to so many communities. They are tangibly helping to address many of the key social issues affecting society while providing employment, opportunities and making a positive impact in people’s lives. I have witnessed the tremendous contribution and impact social enterprises are making in our communities. I firmly believe this sector can have an even more significant role in our society, economy and environment and look forward to supporting them to do so.”
The Minister Continued:
“Where we go from here depends on how effectively we can collectively deliver on Trading for Impact’s ambitious vision for the future. We must be innovative and inclusive, but also practical and effective. Partnership is key to the realisation of our collective ambition for the social enterprise sector. My department will continue to actively engage across government, local authorities and state agencies to make sure social enterprise is kept to the forefront with regard to policies and programmes, social procurement or access to services.”
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