Three company founders claim they were discriminated against by a comment in a meeting with Enterprise Ireland. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins DublinThe founders of a start-up business claim they were discriminated against because an Enterprise Ireland representative allegedly told them they “didn’t have enough diversity” when they sought State backing for their venture.
The diversity remark is alleged to have been made by a member of an Enterprise Ireland panel who interviewed the three complainants in relation to their application for funding under the Competitive Start Fund on an unspecified date.The exact details of their complaints and what specific protected grounds the men are relying on were not outlined at a preliminary videoconference hearing on Monday.
“I don’t think Mr Keenan was in a position to make that call as he was under medication. He was in a very serious road traffic collision,” Mr Yorke said on Monday.