Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Chairman stated that somebody had said loans were not an appropriate support but there is a range of other supports in place as well. We cannot give state aid to some companies and not to others. We must adhere to state aid rules. I will go through all the submissions and see what issues are raised. We will make contact with the organisations in question. We can get generic comments but we need specifics. When I am out and about I always ask companies if they have a problem. We want to expend the money; we are not trying to hoard it. We want it to be spent on supporting the businesses that need it. I am happy to read the submissions and if there are issues that need to be addressed, we will address them.