Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Alternative Ten Point Plan for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion

2:25 pm

Mr. Sean Murphy:

I accept that but retail is recognised as having a special place in France. Retail is clearly facing a massive structural change in terms of the dash to purchasing online. One cannot stop that so it is a question of how one addresses it. The two big areas in which jobs were lost in recent years are construction and retail. Many of those affected have retrained but others remain on the live register and we need to take action in respect of them.