Ms Mary Rose Burke:

I would like to make one point of clarification. The make-up of the membership of Dublin Chamber is everything from small businesses through to very large multinationals but also social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations, some help agencies and educational institutions. The chamber, therefore, is very much a collection of enterprises rather than purely business in a more narrow sense. I also make the point that the CEOs of the local authorities are ex officio members of our policy council because our constitution, going back to 1783, predated the break-up of the city into four local authorities. By ensuring the CEOs are ex officio members, they can engage with the business or enterprise community on these policy issues which are cross-cutting and go across local authority boundaries. There is an opportunity to convene there. We also, of course, welcome political speakers and elected representatives to address our council at different stages. We are happy to provide that opportunity to anybody who wishes to continue this conversation in a Dublin Chamber policy council environment also.