Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses. As we are going to be limited on time, I will keep my questions short and I ask that the replies are succinct, if possible.

In regard to the €24 million in direct financial assistance approved for nearly 1,100 business projects in 2021, with 35,000 people employed, that is very impressive. Does Mr. Clancy have a figure in regard to the income generated or what kind of income there is within the firms? When Mr. Clancy talks about jobs, what kind of incomes are we looking at? The survival of a business in the first year while not making money is a big issue in terms of sustaining that business.