Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised)
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am sorry, but it has increased again. It has gone up to €20.6 million. There is I believe also a reluctance among businesses to take on additional debt. This is a loan and they will still have to pay it back. The uncertainty Brexit will bring probably means that companies are not taking out loans because they are concerned which the Deputy can understand. When there is more certainty with regard to Brexit, we will probably find that is more demand for the loan schemes.
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