Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have heard Mr. Aebhric McGibney say that. I was at another breakfast meeting at which an accountancy firm presented the results of a survey showing the chief executive's response was much more resilient and optimistic. The company was indicating it will take on staff next year.

Taking account of the action plan for jobs and having spoken to Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland chief executives, I believe the pipeline is good. It would be unfortunate if we were to talk ourselves into being less optimistic about the sustainability of the country by being overly concerned. Of course we are concerned but we are doing what is right. We are putting money where solutions can be achieved and we are working our way through it. With regard to Enterprise Ireland, work has been done with all the companies on a one-to-one basis.

It is now really important that we work not only sector by sector but also company by company because the companies have different requirements and difficulties.

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