Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

——and their focus is export-orientated. There is little point in us offering grant aid to a company which would have got off the ground in any case or which would displace an existing company. As I said, start-ups are the remit of the county and city enterprise boards. There are other agencies dealing with the issues raised by the Deputy and, in particular, the employment subsidy scheme has been amended to address those concerns.

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