Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. In regard to funding for young entrepreneurs, the witnesses put particular emphasis on young trained farmers. Are they young trained farmers who are attached to the land, have a land asset or are seeking to lease land? We are trying to develop a scheme here under which young farmers can lease land. How difficult is it for young entrepreneurs to access funding? Of the 2,200 start-ups in 2013, what percentage of those were people under the age of 24?