Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is one I forgot to mention. There has been a review of the export credit insurance scheme under way in the Department for the last year and a half and that report is complete. While I have not had a chance to go through it yet, I believe it is either on my desk or on the way to my desk. It comes under the “access to finance” element of the SME task force. It is something we took a very serious look at because there is a strong case to be made for it but we also have a poor history in that regard, so we wanted to work through it to see if we can benefit Irish exporters by doing that. When I have a chance to look through that report, I will be happy to have a discussion with the Deputy on it in the House. It is something that I, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and the Tánaiste are very focused on. If it is worthwhile and if it is of benefit to Ireland, it is certainly something we will bring through under the SME task force.

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