Brian O'Shea
Ceist:120 Mr. O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department during 2000, 2001, 2002 and to date in 2003; the steps being taken to deal with the sharp increase in redundancies; if her attention has been drawn to the warning from the Small Firms Association that this year is likely to be the worst in many years for redundancies; her views on this assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18449/03]
