Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 December 2016
279. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons that applied for the Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur competition through local enterprise offices in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date. [38925/16]
View answerDetails of the number of completed applications received for the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competitions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out in the table:
|
Year |
No. of Completed Applications Received |
|
2014 |
1,018 |
|
2015 |
1,398 |
|
2016 |
1,843 |
I am very pleased with the strong level of interest around the Country by young people who wish to start their own business, thanks to the time and effort invested by the Local Enterprise Offices.
The Local Finals of IBYE are taking place at present, the Regional Finals will take place early in the new year and the National Final will take place in early March 2017.
