James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Today, the select committee is required to consider the Revised Estimate for the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for 2025, which was referred to the committee on 17 June 2025 in according with Dáil Standing Order 222(2).

I welcome the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Deputy Peter Burke, and his officials to the meeting. The committee appreciated the comprehensive briefing material provided by the Department on today's discussion. This has been circulated to members of the committee. The Revised Estimate for 2025 provides the Department with a gross allocation of €1,306,100,000 for this year. This is broken down between €594 million in current funding and €712 million in capital funding. I propose we publish the opening statement and briefing provided by the Minister on the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I now invite the Minister to make his opening statement.