John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----as will I. My point is that one must get to the crux of the problem. For example, how will retailers carrying €1 million of seasonal stock get rid of it and prepare themselves for the next season or for Christmas? Not enough is being done. Mr. McDonnell stated that SMEs, particularly micro-businesses, do not fit easily into the schemes on offer and that, when it is analysed, there is little or nothing there for them. That is the point I am making.

I point out to Mr. McCoy that I have six businesses and am trying to get them all reopened. I must plan now for when they reopen; I cannot wait until they open to do so. There is a significant amount to be learned by the Government when to comes to small businesses. I would like IBEC, ISME and other organisations to do a hell of a lot more for all small businesses.