John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions, the first of which is for Mr. McCormack and Mr. O'Loughlin and relates to access to finance. As recently as last week, one of the main banks sent an e-mail to all public representatives updating them on how well it was reaching its access to finance targets. Sometimes, it is anecdotally correct to claim that finance is not being provided. From our guests' experience, are banks providing finance to people who are legitimately in a position to access it?

My second question is for Mr. Kelly. What are the employment figures in terms of constructing and operating the sugar beet industry?