Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the progress made. The justification for State intervention is job creation. Some private companies can point to just under 1,000 new jobs created in the past two years. I acknowledge the significant progress made by Microfinance Ireland over the past four months in terms of reforming and sharpening up its role. What timeframe has the Minister given to his own Department to conclude these negotiations and come forward with a proposal which might hit the marketplace? Might we see some sort of Government-endorsed package around crowd financing to assist the growth of potential projects?

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