SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENTERPRISE AND SMALL BUSINESS debate

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 11.00 a.m.

Members Present:

Deputy M. Ahern,†	Deputy T. Kitt (Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment),
Deputy A. Boylan,	Deputy C. Lenihan,
Deputy M. Brennan,†	Deputy J. McGuinness,
Deputy J. Browne (Wexford),†	Deputy N. O’Flynn,
Deputy B. Daly,	Deputy B. O’Keeffe,
Deputy M. D’Arcy,	Deputy N. Owen,
Deputy S. Fleming,†	Deputy J. Perry,
Deputy M. Harney (Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment),	Deputy P. Rabbitte,
Deputy B. Hayes,†	Deputy D. Stanton.
Deputy J. Higgins (Dublin West),

†In the absence of Deputies J. Browne (Wexford), J. McGuinness, S. Ardagh, B.O’Keeffe andD. Stanton respectively for part of meeting.

DEPUTY I. CALLELY in the chair.