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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 458. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that his Department is taking with respect to promoting International Women's Day; the steps he is taking to promote gender equality in the developing world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 459. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the assistance provided to the central Sahel region of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 460. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his plans to deepen Ireland’s engagement with francophone nations in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 461. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his plans to deepen Ireland’s engagement with small island developing nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve a request for extra funding for a school (details supplied) in order that it can proceed with the necessary development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (10 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 968. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the semaglutide (details supplied) injection was removed from the drug payment scheme for persons with polycystic ovary syndrome; if it will be included on the scheme for such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13463/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for joining us. I will focus on the feedback I am getting from businesses about the availability of SBCI funding during the Covid period. I am hearing clearly that SBCI is not the problem. SBCI is processing the applications diligently and being helpful but the difficulty is getting funding, particularly from the pillar banks. Where somebody approaches the pillar...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Exactly. There are circumstances where they are not minded to take on that 20% risk, even where the State has put all that credit behind providing the additional liquidity to businesses which need it. That sense is coming back strongly. Perhaps this is the first time Mr. Black has heard it but it is something I hear consistently from small and medium enterprises. I also hear that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What was the relative cost? How much higher was it?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: By approximately what proportion was it higher? Was it 2%, 20% or what proportion?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The model KfW had was about trying to keep funding going directly to SMEs. The quotes at the time were to the effect that we want to support Irish SMEs, not Irish banks. This is not about banks, either. This-----

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Chair. The KfW model was very much about getting funding to SMEs, not giving additional funding to banks. What decision was made by the board to move away from that model? Can Mr. Black give me more information on that? I am sorry I have so little time.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: How will the SBCI be able to follow up on what I have said about the experience of Irish business and pillar banks? Will there be a review mechanism with the banks to see how they have operated the scheme?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Black.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Returning to KfW, who made the decision to refund the money early? It is clear from freedom of information requests that there are no board minutes of this decision. Why was there no co-ordinating to clear this decision? In addition, what is SBCI's forecast profit or loss for 2021 and 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Is Mr. Black saying that the chief executive made the decision and informed the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Would that have been minuted? We do not see it in the minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Can the witness refer to the forecast profit and loss for 2021 and 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What is the forecast for 2021 and 2022, which was my question?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What about 2022?