Mr. Healy said, "Cork Chamber has long recognised the importance of developing an environment which is conducive to entrepreneurship in the Cork region and as a founding member of Cork innovates to fulfill this need, we would like to take the opportunity to congratulate both Cork City and Cork County Councils for having the foresight to fund this initiative through the Economic Development Fund".

Cork innovates is funded by the Cork County Council and Cork City Council by the Economic Development Fund under the CASP Framework and is hosted by Cork Chamber.