Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State

3:10 pm

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I fully agree with Deputy Durkan. This goes back to the issue of scalability to which we referred. All global companies had humble origins. There are many such companies located in this country at the moment. I am certain that in a few years time companies that will be globally recognised brands will originate from this country.