David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Lots of companies might be concerned about further borrowing. No matter how low the interest rates are, they will be concerned about that. I understand that the national training fund is in surplus at the moment. It has been put to me that it would be helpful for businesses if they could access that fund, especially when we are talking about the increases in wages that people are incurring. They bring young people in and they train them. I know there are constraints but has the Minister's Department looked at the national training fund to utilise it even further to help small business in particular?