Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Our ambition is huge. I believe that during 2015 we will exceed our target of 100,000 additional people at work. The vast majority of those jobs will be created in small and medium-sized enterprises. We are also ambitious when it comes to driving access to finance as a means of resuscitating the growth of companies. This is the first Government to have put innovative funds in place right across the spectrum. Some €6.5 billion in funds - €4 billion from the bank and the €2.5 billion that is already in place - are available.

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