Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Duggan might not be seeing it on the ground but it does exist. In the course of our discussions on the cost of doing business in Ireland we have had discussions with officials from Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, the chambers of commerce, InterTradeIreland, the Hotels Federation of Ireland, the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Insurance Ireland and the IFA. The organisations here today have brought something different to the discussion. We have heard so much about the cost of insurance, rates and the difficulties around staff recruitment but today we have heard something different from the jewellery and pharmacy sectors, which we welcome. It is incorrect to say that there is no Minister representing this area: there is.