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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Who would like to contribute first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Senator Quinn and now call Senator Mary White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I ask Mr. Fielding and Ms Buckley not to forget the question put by Senator Quinn on language when they respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank all the witnesses for coming in to help us with our deliberations, which have been most helpful and engaging.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We will resume in public session. I welcome Ms Niamh Bushnell, the Dublin commissioner for startups, to discuss the topic of women entrepreneurship, women in the tech industry and skill needs and balanced regional development of entrepreneurial hubs. We are particularly delighted to welcome Ms Anna Porter, an award winning student at the recent Young Scientist competition and who is here to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I call Ms Anna Porter, an award winning student at the recent BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, to discuss her project entitled, "Why do Women Stay in STEM Careers?" She is most welcome and probably one of the youngest speakers we have had at the committee. We are most interested in hearing about her project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Thank you, Ms Porter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Ms Porter, you referred to the project you are entering into the SciFest in May. What type of analysis are you hoping to bring to the project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: That sounds very interesting. Ms Bushnell, there was an interesting point in your report. It adverts to US research showing that private technology companies led by women achieve a 35% higher return on investment than those owned by men. That was an interesting fact given the amount of caution that women seem to demonstrate in terms of their approach to entrepreneurship and their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) ISME, Startup Ireland, Cork Innovates and IDA Ireland (10 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Thank you. That concludes our deliberations with the deputation this afternoon. Thank you for coming to engage with the committee today. I have no doubt that we will be hearing from both of you again. I remind members that the select committee will meet next Tuesday, 17 February to consider the Revised Estimates for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We are meeting today to consider the Revised Estimate for Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for the year ending 31 December 2015, which was referred to the committee by an order of the Dáil on 18 December 2014. When the committee has considered the Revised Estimate this fact will be reported to the Dáil. I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We will now consider the Revised Estimate and, in particular, performance and expenditure proposals for 2015, programme by programme commencing with programme A - jobs and enterprise development. I ask members to identify the subhead of the programme to which they are referring when asking a question. We will start with the general position in relation to savings measures that are to be...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We will deal with subhead A1 later. The Deputy should commence with questions on subhead A3.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I invite the Minister to respond on subheads A5, A7, A8 and A12.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We will now deal with programme B - Innovations. Does the Minister of State, Deputy English, wish to make a brief opening statement?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Minister of State. Do Deputies have any questions on programme B?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Does the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, wish to make an opening statement on programme C?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Under programme C, we will consider subhead C3, Workplace Relations Commission; subhead C4, grants for trade unions for advisory and education services; subhead C5, Health and Safety Authority; subhead C6, trade union amalgamations; subhead C7, Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; subhead C8, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; subhead C9, Personal Injuries Assessment...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We will move on to programme D, appropriations-in-aid. Do members have any questions on this programme? If there are no further questions, we will move on to the administration subheads under each programme. These include subheads A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. Do members have any questions? Everyone is satisfied. I take it the discussion has concluded, although if anyone wishes to make...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I commend the Minister, Deputy Bruton, the Minister of State, Deputy English, and the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, and all their officials on the great leadership they have shown in this tremendously challenging economic period in which we found ourselves. It was a huge undertaking to try to stimulate job creation again in our very flagging economy when people's spirits were low, never...