Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the new Minister and Minister of State, and the renewed Minister of State as well, and wish them every good fortune and support in their tenure.

I wish to ask a simple question. There appears to be strong evidence to the effect that many businesses are affected by a multiplicity of regulations imposed upon them and are having difficulty. Recently, a small business brought to my attention the fact that it had to raise an extra €250,000 before ever starting work as a result of the many regulations that negatively impacted it. Can an audit be done of the extent to which this has been the case and how we can directly interact with enterprises, including small businesses, throughout the country to identify and address these negative factors?

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