Seanad debates

Thursday, 26 June 2008

11:00 am

Photo of Donie CassidyDonie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

A Chathaoirligh, if I have to name someone in the House, I will. We have asked Senators to understand when they ask a question, we must respond. As former Chairman of the committee on enterprise and small business, I had the experience of travelling practically the world. I am giving the House the benefit of that experience.

To me, the greatest transformation in technology is the Blackberry device. It was created by two young people in Waterloo University, 25 miles outside of Toronto. They, in turn, have established a campus which offers the intellectual property rights in perpetuity to the innovators and creators of new technologies. It has the highest success rate in America and Canada——

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