Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein)
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I hear Dr. Carroll and I want to develop the question a little further. To be honest, for me it is not a coincidence that those countries with a legal definition of a worker co-operative have thrived in terms of developing them whereas, frankly, we have not. Let me ask this. Have Dr. Carroll and Dr. McCarthy encountered in their research any evidence of key institutions not understanding what worker co-operatives are? I am thinking about banks or accountants who might be perplexed at their legal structure.