Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland

Mr. Michael Carey:

The business model being applied to startups can be many and varied and franchises can be a very efficient way of starting up a business. I do not see any reason, in principle, that approach to establishing a business should be any different from starting a new brand or business or starting without that level of international connection, perhaps, with an international franchise. It is just a route to establishing a business and should not be any different.