Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Action Plan for Job Creation and Innovation: Startup Ireland
2:50 pm
Mr. Gene Murphy:
In that respect, the community is starting to build. We are working on different areas such as supporting entrepreneurs. In the past five days I have probably met six or seven start-ups, people just getting off the ground who want to know what is available. One of the people in the Visitors Gallery was recently at a global community event to supports start-ups. We have a community set of events, ways for people to interact and know that there is not so much a safety net but that a lot of people have been through this. We are starting to change the culture. What we are doing with Startup Ireland in being out among start-ups and chatting to people is adopting a multi-angle approach in respect of our education systems. Mr. Costello mentioned our upcoming event in the next few months; it is that sea change. The ability in the community to be able to change the culture is already starting to be demonstrated, but if this is a litmus test of what is possible, getting the committee's support and help will help to drive it on.