Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Ollie CroweOllie Crowe (Fianna Fail)

Many thanks to our guests who have come before us this afternoon. Dublin Chamber referenced that the regulatory burden is rising too quickly, especially for SMEs. That is an issue I have come across myself in Galway. In their view, are there any immediate measures the Government could take to assist SMEs to address this? Yesterday, budget 2026 had significant support for the hospitality and retail sectors in particular, with the VAT cut from July 2026.

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