Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland

1:40 pm

Photo of Mary WhiteMary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Can I just conclude?. I will definitely be making a recommendation on the putting in place of a proper selling degree. In Ireland marketing has a snob value and a salesperson has been seen as inferior. I know that from my personal experience. However, in the United States the salespeople rather than the marketing people are the ones who are most recognised and financially rewarded. We will be recommending that from this committee.

I was very impressed by what Mr. Hayes said in terms of the strategic plans for each enterprise board. How will an equal standard that will have an entrepreneurial bias or drive be achieved in all the 31 enterprise boards? This requires passion behind it. I have said that from day one when this responsibility was given to the local authorities. Is Mr. Hayes the person in charge of all enterprise boards?

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