SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENTERPRISE AND SMALL BUSINESS debate -
Wednesday, 21 Jul 1999

Vol. 2 No. 2

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 11.40 a.m.

Members Present:

Deputy S. Ardagh,	Deputy J. McGuinness,
Deputy A. Boylan,	Deputy D. Moynihan,†
Deputy B. Daly,	Deputy N. O’Flynn,
Deputy M. D’Arcy,	Deputy N. Owen,
Deputy J. Higgins (Dublin West),	Deputy J. Perry,
Deputy C. Lenihan,	Deputy P. Rabbitte,
Deputy P. McCormack,*	Deputy N. Treacy (Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment).

*In the absence of Deputy D. Stanton.

†In the absence of Deputy S. Ardagh for part of meeting.

DEPUTY I. CALLELY in the chair.

Chairman

We have received apologies from Deputies Stanton and Batt O'Keeffe. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, and his officials, Vincent Madigan and Geraldine Hurley. I understand two other officials, Seán O'Flaherty and John Simmons, may join the meeting later.