Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is a good point. For the past four or five months, this committee has been examining the cost of doing business, especially for SMEs. Many stakeholders have appeared before us, including the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland, the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the Irish Hotels Federation. Major issues are arising in terms of the cost of staff, finance and, in particular, insurance. Many issues will overlap, so we can tie those in as we progress.

On behalf of the committee, I wish Mr. Kennedy the best of luck. We look forward to engaging with him in future.