Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is not a board with any continuing role, rather it is a group tasked with starting the consultative process over a three month period. We will attempt in that very short timeframe to meet as many relevant persons as we can.

I will be providing additional money this year for women in entrepreneurship by way of a competitive start fund confined to women. This is an area in which we are confident of achieving success. I intend to develop the programme already in place, but I am also looking to new areas where we might perhaps learn from best practice in other countries. This will include examining what has been done in mentoring, for example, and the elements that have contributed to success elsewhere. We will also examine areas such as manufacturing where we are weak in entrepreneurship start-ups. We are looking at a wide range of areas of opportunity and I would welcome any submission from Deputies and others in this regard.

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