Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)

Another point made at the committee in question was that providing professional business advice can also help businesses access credit. As many businesses find it difficult to produce, say, cashflow statements for future years, they need greater assistance from management accountants to prepare business plans before seeking loans from the banks. The State could have a role in providing such assistance, similar to the business health check scheme in the UK. Will the Minister, when in discussion with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, see if such a scheme could be introduced in the budget through tax breaks or a voucher scheme?

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