Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development

3:50 pm

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Chairman and Mr. Fielding for his input. I agree with most of his prescriptions. Internet shopping is an issue on which we need to focus. There is a generation probably just behind us who might never use a shop to buy anything. They will go in to fit something on and then buy it online. What work is ISME doing with its members in engaging with them and getting them to understand the importance of the Internet and how it is about to literally wipe their eye? Mr. Fielding has mentioned vouchers and Claremorris. What supports do we need to put in place in terms of finance but also in terms of education, particularly for retailers?