John Bruton (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on Ireland's ranking in the global entrepreneurship monitor report 2001. [18211/04]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I am delighted with Ireland's ranking in the current global entrepreneurship monitor report, which found that Ireland is the most entrepreneurial active country in the European Union. The research undertaken in the report shows that Ireland remains a leading country for entrepreneurship in Europe and, equally importantly, it shows that entrepreneurship is regarded as a high-status, highly rewarding career choice. I am happy to see the days where fear of failure was regarded as one of the greatest inhibitors of entrepreneurship in Ireland at an end. As one of the most open trading economies in the world, we need ambitious entrepreneurs to take business risks. We also need a society which recognises risk-takers and values their endeavours in success and failure.