Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the following from Chambers Ireland: Mr. Ian Talbot, chief executive, Mr. Seán Murphy, deputy chief executive, and Mr. Barry Peak, policy and research executive. We hoped to have the witnesses before us earlier to deal with a report from the committee but it has not yet been completed. I apologise for the mix up. We will also be beginning a study of the retail sector which will involve chambers of commerce from around the country and we will keep in touch with the witnesses as we proceed. We can take the parliamentary practice as read. I invite Mr. Talbot to address the committee.