232 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the investigations which have been carried out on the possible adverse effects on SMEs and on small or start-up software houses here of legislation being proposed by the European Council for the adoption of a common position on the issue of software patenting; his views on whether the introduction of software patenting will have any possible implications due to the fact that the world’s leading open source software company currently maintains its European, Middle East and African financial and global logistical headquarters here. [17235/05]

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232 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the investigations which have been carried out on the possible adverse effects on SMEs and on small or start-up software houses here of legislation being proposed by the European Council for the adoption of a common position on the issue of software patenting; his views on whether the introduction of software patenting will have any possible implications due to the fact that the world’s leading open source software company currently maintains its European, Middle East and African financial and global logistical headquarters here. [17235/05]

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