Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned a general policy with regard to non-promotion. Given the changes happening with international tax policy at European level and so on, is it something that the Minister should perhaps look at? I know she has had distinguished service in the sector in the past. Should we look at it to promote it actively? For example, I know when the Minister answered a question about the 31 LEOs some time ago, there was not specific information about, for example, how many co-operatives were helped over the last four or five years and particularly in 2017. Similarly, with Enterprise Ireland, in regional development and rural areas with high unemployment, how many co-operatives were assisted? If policy changed, would the Minister consider having a co-operative unit within the Department, within Enterprise Ireland or within the LEOs to promote it actively? What steps could the Government take to assist the credit union movement with developments in finance?

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