Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the Minister will answer about the sick pay in the next round. As a person who led trade missions, I concur fully with what he said about the importance of FDI. However, we are spending a similar amount on FDI as on supporting SMEs despite there being a greater number of people employed in our SMEs. We need to increase the expenditure there.

Will the Minister speak about what his Department is doing with the Department of energy and natural resources to ensure we bring down the cost of energy into companies? It is all very well giving supports and grants but we should really be tackling the high cost of energy in order that businesses can get a break on the current high energy costs.

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