Michael Mullins (Fine Gael)

I take issue with something Senator Walsh stated earlier about the senior Minister and the Minister of State. One will not find two Ministers in any Government who are more pro-jobs and who have introduced as many initiatives in as short a period of time, and that must be acknowledged. I spoke earlier in the House about the launch yesterday of the high-potential start-ups and the potential to create 1,600 jobs in the next year, and the €500 million research budget targeted at getting those with good ideas, which the Minister of State announced-----