Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I thank our guests. I will jump straight in. We often talk about the four Ds, namely, demographics, decarbonisation, digitisation and deglobalisation. They are key trends that are likely to transform the economy over the next decade. Based on the figures, as it stands, only 66% of SMEs have a basic level of digital intensity, according to the DESI, as Ms Carberry referenced. That has decreased from 84%, a drop of almost 20%. I am curious to know what has caused that. Does the Department have a handle on why that might be happening or what the result will be?