Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. David Fitzsimons and Ms Aoife Sweeney from Retail Excellence Ireland and Ms Patricia Callan from the Small Firms Association. Representatives of the Irish Exporters Association were to participate in this session but they are not present. The session is scheduled to run between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. but a vote is expected in the Dáil at 3.40 p.m. and, therefore, we will manage this as best as we can. The intention is not go through in their entirety the submissions the delegations have made but to give the representatives an opportunity to highlight what they consider to be the most significant aspects or the priority issues and for members to question the proposals and seek further information.