Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed)
2:00 am
Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Dr. Kelly, in his opening remarks, referred to the Irish firms focusing more on the UK and EU markets. A lot of that came about due to Brexit and the challenges we faced as a nation. In terms of where we stand now, what percentage of the SMEs, predominantly Irish-owned SMEs, are focusing on the EU and UK markets? By how much has their number increased since 2015 and 2016?