Catherine Doyle
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So the 40 billion that we're announcing today is actually over the last 10 years.
And it's our local investment and also the broader impact on the Irish economy.
So it's a mix of the two.
So I guess we do still make stuff.
Software has to be developed with a large R&D and engineering presence.
So that would be a key part of what we have spent the money on.
We've also got our financial and legal services here in Ireland as well.
So the broader campus, the job investment, etc.
would make up part of that.
On top of that, we've supported 900 new start-ups.
500 partners.
We've done 137 million in philanthropy, 120 million in donations, 940,000 hours of community and volunteering hours services.
And the investment would span across people, research and development, engineering, innovation, community projects and, you know, the larger, wider economic impact projects.
So that's really important, Joe, because as we step into this space, Ireland is doing really well globally and in Europe, which is really good for us to hear.
Last year, our Work Trend Index showed that we were slightly behind other European countries, where earlier this year it showed us that we were moving up into a more leading position, showing that Ireland isn't necessarily market leading with this new technology, but we are very much fast followers.
So recently Microsoft launched a diffusion report which showed the AI diffusion globally and Ireland ranked fourth.
Yeah, actually, we were delighted to see that because it's exactly... So what is AI diffusion?
It's the amount or the number of people by populace using AI in the economy broadly.
Yeah, absolutely.
It could be anything at all.