John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)

Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland will come back with a clear plan of action for the mentoring and networking supports for smaller companies. This will be in the review of the action plan for jobs. It is important we do not just pay lip-service to this. There is much potential with mentors from across the globe offering their services, as well as their contacts bases. There is immense potential this year to add jobs through encouraging indigenous HPSUs to grow their businesses and expand into export markets.

The Minister, Deputy Bruton, has targeted 1,800 new companies to encourage them to export. Multinationals will work with that cohort to expand their business through export-led growth, which is the way to create jobs.

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