Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

4:00 pm

Ms Ann-Marie Horan:

In the last few years, when there has been a recession, people take a punt and open pharmacies where there are vacant units, because it is much cheaper for them. I know pharmacies that have set up and have operated rent-free for three years, which is putting pressure on the people-----