Mr. Mark Christal:

We see a range of start-ups. The start-ups EI works with have the potential to employ ten people or more and to achieve sales of over €1 million. Those are the working criteria we use for our start-ups. We support start-ups across the range. A number are prepared consumer food, PCF, companies. Ingredients companies are now coming to the fore. We are seeing the adoption of food technology and solutions in respect of ingredients becoming a cornerstone of start-up companies that come through. We do not limit it to one sector but are open to engaging with start-ups across all sectors. We work closely with Bord Bia, Teagasc and the LEOs to develop the pipeline of start-ups coming through and to identify those with the innovative capability to achieve those milestones of ten people or €1 million in sales.