Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Start-up and Scaling Environment in Ireland: Discussion
Mr. Brian Caulfield:
However, I think Galway is a great demonstration of the skills development impact that FDI potentially has. For example, there are a number of very prominent people in the startup ecosystem now who cut their teeth in senior roles in FDI companies. We did recently meet with IDA Ireland, and one of the topics for the discussion was how we could strengthen the links between FDI and early-stage startup companies. There is definitely momentum behind that conversation at the moment.