Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed)

11:00 am

Mr. Kevin Johnson:

I echo Mr. Brennan's sentiments. It is essential in terms of the transition that is occurring that the fundamentals do not change. The raison d'êtreof the credit union remains the same, namely, to provide access to credit, which is relevant to today's debate. Current discussion is around clarity, competence and capability and on getting those three "Cs" aligned in meeting the demands of modern communities.