Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

County enterprise boards, CEBs, were mentioned. It is important to point out that morale in some of them is on the floor due to what has occurred in recent years. The Irish Exporters Association, IEA, referred to an inertia within the CEBs in terms of their dealings with small businesses.

An emergency response unit was mentioned. Spicer's Bakery closed in Navan and 70 jobs were lost over a period. Could Enterprise Ireland organise a small group of skilled people to examine the various elements and ingredients, as it were, of that business and try to prevent it from closing? Sometimes, large debts inhibit functional businesses and must be resolved.

Until approximately 18 months ago, there was no State-wide export programme for CEBs. Some CEBs delivered courses on exporting whereas others did not. Most found it difficult to locate course providers.

Was there a business voice on the implementation panel?