Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will relay the Senator's question, perspective and views as expressed here to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment following from this Commencement matter and the discussion.

As I have indicated, we are seeing a particular focus on simplification and burden reduction at EU level with a view to improving EU competitiveness generally and ensuring there are not disproportionate burdens on business, particularly SMEs. That has been articulated in the Letta and Draghi reports as the Senator knows. As part of the simplification agenda at EU level, each Commissioner is required to hold at least two implementation dialogue meetings with stakeholders to assess progress and identify areas needing attention for EU policies which will deliver real impactful results. That is an important part of the process as it will provide-----