Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)

My experience of city and county managers is somewhat mixed. I have a brief question. I do not want to pre-empt the work of the implementation group but I welcome the information communicated by the Minister that one of the matters it would deal with is the processing of the microenterprise loans at local level through the structure outlined by the Minister. Will the Minister give the House some idea of what other services might be provided? Would they include legal and accountancy advice or help in accessing finance? Does the Minister see it as a vehicle to assist small business in accessing the export market?

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