Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of small businesses here that ceased trading within 12 months and three years of commencing to trade in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30572/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The particular statistics sought by the Deputy are not compiled at present. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently published its first thematic report which focused specifically on the importance of small business in Ireland. The publication of this CSO "Small Business In Ireland" Report (May 2007) followed on from a recommendation of the Small Business Forum for a publication of robust data on a range of indicators relevant to the small business sector.

As part of its process in producing thematic reports to assist policymaking, the CSO intends to compile and publish a similar report on an annual basis and will seek to improve the range of information made available, including, the development of information on business demographics.