Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)

Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance or the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on the issue of commercial rates; if he has carried out an assessment of the way flat commercial rates are affecting businesses; if he will conduct a review of commercial rates and their impact on businesses; if he will examine the prospect of progressive commercial rates for business based on business size and income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/11]

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