Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply. It is interesting that there were 11 successful applicants in the southern region. There were four in the north west and six in the eastern region.

Has the Minister thought about bringing in changes to make the scheme more accessible to applicants? The aviation and aerospace industry is of huge importance to the mid-west region, including where I come from in County Clare, Shannon, Limerick and north Tipperary. In Shannon alone, there are 40 different companies engaged in many different areas of aviation, including leasing, maintenance and aircraft recycling, etc. They employ 1,600 people. Have companies in the Shannon area drawn down this fund?

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