Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion

Ms Jean Carberry:

In addition to the ten employees, there is also a panel of underwriters. That increases their capacity. At the moment, they are quite reliant on the underwriters. They also do some outsourcing where they need to. Any increase in staff levels would have to be subject to negotiations with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. As they grow in scale, we would certainly consider increasing staff.