Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have no problem trying to collate more data and publishing it. The motivation here is probably the same on this side of the House as on the Deputy's. I have met a number of groups that are specifically focused on providing more angel funding, for example, through female angel funders, and more venture capital, VC, for women founders. I have met a number of women in business groups to discuss how we might do that.

Clearly, although we have made significant improvements over the past decade or so, there is still a lot of work to do. I do not want to suggest that we are where we want to be in this space; we are not. We still hear a lot of frustration from women entrepreneurs on a range of levels, but particularly around access to funding. That is something we need to address.

In relation to the Deputy's request, I will talk to our teams about what information we have and how we can improve that information flow. We are happy to make any of that available. There is no problem.

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