Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State, Deputy Perry, has answered many of our questions on that section. As the county enterprise boards come to the end of their existence I acknowledge the great work they have done. I am still not convinced and am concerned about moving Enterprise Ireland into that space because, while it is an excellent organisation, its interest is firmly in companies that want to export. I know the Minister of State is working hard on this but I am concerned that we have a home for companies that want to get on with being in business. They are not sexy. They are not high-potential start-ups, HPSUs. They just want to open their doors, employ people, provide a service in a community and get whatever support they can. As we come to launch the LEOs that should be to the fore of people’s thinking, companies that have no export potential should have a home and support within the State organisations.