Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I will take it that the Minister, in her comments, is also referring to her colleague and showing some leadership in regard to personal responsibility.

Returning to Brexit, we know about the ports and airports and that loans have to be provided to small and medium-sized businesses but we have to address the issue of costs where we need to see action. We spent the first three months of this year doing nothing except Brexit yet we are not addressing one of the key issues that will put businesses out of business. Costs have been identified as the key driver. This has to be given the serious attention it requires. The Government needs to tell us exactly what it intends to do and in what timeframe, so that some of these businesses will still be in business when Brexit inevitably occurs.

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