Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will stop Mr. McDonnell there as I want to ask a second question.

Something which I believe is an absolutely essential part of the recovery and for which I would like to see support and buy-in from the next Government and from industry is a national recovery task force, an umbrella group to literally bring the country together and to allow for interaction between Government, social partners, business, unions and so on to focus on a recovery plan and to drive that plan. What are the witnesses' views on that type of strategy? A whole-of-country approach is needed to take us forward on this. Buy-in is needed. I do not go with much of the sniping, having a go and the constant attacks on Government, regardless of who is in government. Nor do I go with pitting the public sector against the private sector. How willing do the witnesses think their organisations would be to participate? How important do they think it is to have a national recovery task force? Can we start with IBEC?