Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor is being urged to outline the Government's plan to deal with the fallout from Brexit.

A greater diversity of funding sources is required for credit-starved small and medium enterprises, according to a new report.

The State could save up to €80m a year by processing personal injury claims through a non-adversarial channel like the Injuries Board, a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has heard.

A stronger emphasis on broadening the regional spread of incoming multinational jobs and investment will be a key focus for IDA Ireland next year, its new chairman, Frank Ryan, said yesterday.

The Government will be presented with a series of policy recommendations regarding the black economy, which is denying the State an estimated €5bn tax take per year, within the next six months.