Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Yes, of course. That is really good. I will hit on public enterprise and the role it can play in some of the serious deficiencies we have, of which there are a few. We have seen people in The Irish Timesmoaning that the State does not have the capacity to do things and saying it needs to be privatised and all of that. We are currently seeing proposals for a relaxation of the EU state aid rules. I would be interested in the whole concept of a public enterprise. The witnesses touched on people being able to train and get skills and all of that. Would anyone have views on the role of a public enterprise in the future?