Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have discussed the report of the National Competitiveness Council and its concerns. The report refers to the environment for entrepreneurship being poor in international competitiveness, particularly in reducing the time, complexities and procedures associated with enterprise start-ups.

The World Bank's competitiveness rankings show it is becoming harder to start a business, obtain credit for business and resolve insolvency in Ireland. What are the Minister's plans to deal with these issues?

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