Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland

1:30 pm

Ms Mary Buckley:

Many young people see themselves as wanting to be successful. I endorse what everybody has said here. I would also encourage them to have lifelong learning in their lives. They always need to be learning, whether that is through mentoring or through some form of education. That is critical as a way in which to develop and collaborate. It is something that all industries have learnt in recent times.

The Collison brothers who set up Stripe are both in the very early 20s and hugely successful. For any Irish boys and girls it is wonderful to see the success they have had.