John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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I must apologise to the witnesses and the committee. I would very much like to be able to stay longer to discuss these issues but I have committed to being in the Chamber at 12 o'clock.

The Irish Venture Capital Association appeared before the committee recently and much of its contribution has been reiterated by Mr. Hobbs today. I am familiar with the work of Dublin BIC and it really is a one-stop-shop for high-potential start-ups in terms of taking them through all of the investment stages. The added-value provided by Dublin BIC is incredible. I ask Mr. Hobbs to give us an example of a company that has gone through all of the investment stages with Dublin BIC and outline to us its current position.