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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-10-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081021.36.2-264"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-10-21-Speech-2-9562
lpv:speaker	lp:Eoin Ryan2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DEVE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with India (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Ninety per cent of businesses in Ireland are small and medium-sized enterprises, as is the case throughout the European Union. In Ireland – as I am more familiar with the situation there – around 250 000 enterprises are small and medium-sized enterprises employing more than 800 000 people. Most of those enterprises (circa 90%) employ fewer than ten people, with only one person employed in half the cases. Time, therefore, is a very valuable resource, but those enterprises find themselves spending a great deal of time simply filling out forms. It will come as no surprise that I support this report (being my own report) on which compromise was reached through cooperation between the Council and my colleagues in the ECON committee. However, I wished to make this explanation of vote to emphasise its importance. The provisions of the report will relieve over 200 000 small and medium-sized enterprises of the task of filling out forms relating to the trading of goods, thus saving time and benefiting business and enterprise in general."@en1

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