Mary White (Fianna Fail)
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Consider the scenario in which somebody becomes an entrepreneur. The economy is improving, so people will move from job to job rather than becoming entrepreneurs. We need more start-ups. If somebody goes out of business, he or she must pay social welfare and provide for all of the redundancy payments himself or herself.

Despite all the talk about encouraging entrepreneurs, the point on what we need to do about taxation is being repeated, but nothing changes. A serious issue arises in the Departments in that they are suspicious of entrepreneurs. We do not have an innate entrepreneurial culture and we do not regard entrepreneurship as we should. Entrepreneurship requires all of one's mental and physical energy. Generally speaking, one must work 24/7. It is not like a normal job. I am interested in Ms Sinnamon's experience in this regard.