Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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427. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the means by which the State ensures balanced representation on high-level advisory panels with foreign business leaders, including SMEs and Irish enterprises; and the means by which panel advice is tracked to policy outcomes. [48754/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department operates several useful forums that facilitate consultation with the enterprise sector on a wide range of enterprise issues. Examples include the Enterprise Forum, the Retail Forum and the Cost of Business Advisory Forum.

The forums provide a platform for engagement with the enterprise sector to consider the enterprise policy implications arising from both national and international challenges and facilitate discussion on key issues of relevance.

Representation is balanced across the membership, including from SMEs and Irish enterprises and the foreign direct investment sector, along with other Government departments and State bodies.