Mr. Gene Murphy:

There is excitement. Recently we ran an event called Startup Weekend. It has been running globally for four or five years. For 54 hours attendees from different backgrounds and age groups are trained. I think all of the delegates and others in the Visitors Gallery were mentors and gave of their time at the event. We actually ran Europe's largest event to date. Some 135 people were trained in entrepreneurial endeavours. I took the Monday off to try to recover. I wandered through town and saw some of the teams in little coffee shops and restaurants working away on their plans. One of the things to remember is that by being able to tap into this group through Startup Ireland and listen to the voice on what is happening in the community and what people are ready for, there is excitement. At this stage, we need members' support to start to push this through faster.