Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This all points to the need for this country to grasp every opportunity for growth. Yesterday I attended an EU meeting which, in my view, brought hope. It showed that if this country moves quickly to implement the EU services directive we will increase our growth by 2.4% GDP. Let us do it. In addition to the Minister, Deputy Burton, we must ask the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Lucinda Creighton, to attend to look at our progress in this regard and what it will achieve. It will achieve the easier establishment of business both here and across borders, in other countries, without the need for actual set-up. It will provide for single points of contact, electronically speaking, with e-signatures and e-invoicing.

Let us be fair. If we can do this and increase our growth surely we will reduce the burden on families who are to the pin of their collar trying to put food on the table - they are eating cornflakes. Let us have some joined-up thinking here.