David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I encourage the Government to hold it sooner rather than later. It is important that we get this done as quickly as possible. The Minister is correct about getting it done properly in respect of the court. We need to have a debate on it and inform people on what this matter is about. For entrepreneurs and small businesses, in particular, it is important to address this.

Quite often, we talk about big business but I want to ask about a matter at the other end of the scale. Casual and occasional trading licence legislation dates from 1995. A public consultation was launched in 2018 and there was to be a review. We were expecting some form of update on the legislation but I have been told this is in abeyance. Could the Minister commit to reinvigorating the process? For very small, one-person operations with casual and occasional trading licences, there are issues that need to be addressed. There was public consultation and work done on this, but it was put on the back burner. Could the Minister comment on that? If he does not have a briefing note on it now, he might look into it, get on to the Department and get it moving.