Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Seanad Public Consultation Committee

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Discussion

2:30 pm

Mr. Tom Parlon:

SMEs shoulder a disproportionate burden in terms of regulation and administration costs. If that burden were eased somehow, either by reducing those costs or offering assistance in the context of incentivising owners to upskill themselves and their employees, it would certainly go a long way towards allowing us to compete more with larger companies.