Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Seanad Public Consultation Committee
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion
2:30 pm
Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)
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That is important. If one looks at IDA Ireland client companies, they account for a figure of 5.1%, or 210,000 people in employment. We are near to full employment, but if one closed one's eyes and listened to some of those in this Chamber, one would swear that there was nobody working.