Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Flannery and I welcome others to Ireland. I wish to address a number of issues beyond those already mentioned. From the witnesses' experience with the Ireland Funds, the philanthropy forum and the One Foundation, how long would it take to get a project like this up and running on a practical level? What would be involved? The greatest challenge facing Ireland is employment. With employment, everything else would settle down. It is not that complicated. What measures should be put in place to employment-proof the funds being provided to various projects? I am not referring to the mechanics of how the funding would come through. Rather, I want to know whether the actual end project is worth it. There is no substitute for experience. Ms Glucksman referred to Israel. If one can find a model that works efficiently, there is no need to go to the trouble of inventing something that is untested.

What would be the timeframe for getting the project up and running, how would it be proofed and how would the social dimension fit into it? What are the witnesses' experience of Northern Ireland, which is rebuilding, and how will that situation play out? I want to get to the nuts and bolts. I want to examine the end product and work backwards, not work forward from the beginning. These issues can probably be addressed. I want to get to the shop window.