Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Apropos of the matter discussed earlier, what steps are being taken to address the issue of competitiveness in the economy? It is difficult to find legislation relating to competitiveness or investment but I refer to the collective investment schemes consolidation Bill, which could provide the House with an opportunity to discuss the issue.

As of today, on the basis of advertisements in newspapers and on radio, persons who have more than one repeat provisional licence will be put off the road. I did not hear a qualification of that to the effect that persons who are carers and providing an essential service——

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