Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to respond to queries by Deputies Neville and Donnelly. Earlier Deputy Donnelly spoke about his friend who sought help.

The LEOs are not one-stop shops, rather they provide signposting to tell people where to go. I heard what Deputy Neville said. It is very important for businesses out there. We have a very good portal on our website, www.djei.ie, especially for people seeking grants. I have met many businesses which do not know what is available. I would direct them towards the portal. Someone in the food business could type the word "food" into his or her computer and the website will display information about where the person can go to seek grants. It is a very useful portal for those in business. We ran a very good campaign telling people about the different enterprise supports and trying to drive take-up. We probably need to do more. I ask Deputies who meet individuals from high-potential start-ups, to for God's sake tell them about these good supports.