Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

There is much that can be done to improve the situation for small businesses. In the case of the large number of companies that have gone out of business since the start of the year the issue that is often referred to as the straw that broke the camel's back is excessive rents. Is there any progress in devising measures in this area? We must think outside the box rather than simply referring these issues to the courts.

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