Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014
110. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the reason the National Economic and Social Council is still devoid of any representation from the small and medium-sized enterprise sector; the way the concerns and interests of the self-employed and small business are represented on the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47918/14]
View answerAppointments to the National Economic and Social Council are made in accordance with the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006 and the National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 603 of 2010).
In accordance with these provisions, the Council currently includes four members nominated by business and employer interests (including IBEC, Chambers of Commerce Ireland and the CIF), as well as nominees from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, farming and agricultural interests, the community and voluntary sector and the environmental sector. The Council also includes independent members and representatives of a number of Government Departments. The arrangements for nomination and appointment of members will be considered again when the Council next falls to be reappointed.
