Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)

I have taken three words from today, those being, "infrastructure", "costs" and "delivery". I will take a local example of each of those. On infrastructure, I spoke to an owner of the leading factory in Gorey. He is now of the opinion that he might have to leave Gorey because people are waiting for planning permission for a roundabout. It is the time and uncertainty that is killing him.

On costs, I spoke to the owner of one of the biggest business retailers in Ireland. It has a premises on Grafton Street and a premises in Arklow, County Wicklow. The premises on Grafton Street is obviously doing a multiple of what is being done in Arklow, based on population, but the Arklow premises is making more due to costs. There are security costs and costs of wages. He has to increase the cost of wages.

On delivery, the only thing I can assure the witnesses on is that every parliamentary party meeting I go to with Simon Harris, he says three words: "delivery", "delivery" and "delivery". We can talk until the cows come home, but if we do not have delivery on that over the coming few years, we will be under pressure and not support businesses.

Last, but by no means least, I would like to congratulate the Arklow and Wexford chambers. When things were down, they stood up and were counted. There was Mr. Gary McKenzie in Arklow and Paula Roche in Wexford. All of their members are volunteers and giving their own time. Chambers of commerce play a huge part in the social fabric of Dublin, but also of rural Ireland.

Those are the key points I have taken from today.