Seanad debates

Wednesday, 5 November 2003

National Development Plan Mid-Term Evaluation: Statements.

 

In 1999, some 85,500 jobs were created by small enterprise in the BMW region, which includes Donegal. That went down in 2002 to 36,000 jobs, which is less than half the amount of jobs created by small to medium enterprise. I take on board Senator Maurice Hayes's point. Perhaps we are becoming too reliant on university based education and are attempting to involve people too much in the literary side as pen pushers. There is an opening in the north west for tourism projects, based on crafts and skills. Opportunities exist and this was proved in 1999 when people set up businesses. However, these businesses are not sustainable because the infrastructure is not there to maintain them.

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