Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will deal with the vulture funds first. Section 1(10) of the Taxes Consolidation Act is a matter for the Minister for Finance but I take the points Deputy Donnelly made on board. If he has competition concerns, he should raise them with the CCPC, which is an independent State agency. I have no direct involvement in the day-to-day operations of the agency.

The Deputy made a good point about streamlining regulations. Recently, we launched an online portal, which is fully operational. It is a one-stop-shop for licences and it will help. It is being run on a pilot basis for the retail sector and we are seeking to finesse it and ensure it works well.

Deputy Smith referred to the WRC waiting times.