John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)

I share Deputy English's concern that approval for proposals in the schemes are on hold until budget day. While businesses are under pressure, they must work with the Government and understand what we are about so we can put a shape on the finances. On budget day we can deal with these issues through a short-term measure.

With regard to training, if the county enterprise boards obtain approval for training it is in principle and they must wait for the finance department to clear it. Again, this is a short-term measure and will be dealt with in the context of the budget. FÁS is the same.

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