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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: I thank Mr. O'Callaghan for his informative presentation, which has given us all a good update on how the NPRF-ISIF works.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: Is that fund by fund?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: Are the radar opportunities all funds in which NPRF-ISIF can invest? Can it invest directly in a business? Perhaps Mr. O'Callaghan would talk us through the process in terms of how the agency can be approached by, say, a group which has a €30 million fund it wishes to invest. In other words, if a company has a good business idea, does it approach one of the fund managers or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: Is it the agency's view that it is best to have external managers managing funds or is that best practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: Is €5 million the lowest in terms of investment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: We recently met with a delegation in relation to peer-to-peer or crowd financing. Is this an area of interest to the agency? The committee also does a great deal of work around social enterprise. Although social enterprise does not create jobs, it can create profits and there is also a social agenda to it. The committee is of the view that social enterprise should be treated the same as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: I have some final questions. I am very familiar with the terms "displacement" and "deadweight", having served on enterprise boards. They often can be used as an excuse, although I am not saying that will happen in this case. I understand why it is essential to have those terms as well, but sometimes they can be overused to the letter of the law. In the case of displacement, for example,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: Is that the case even though they are chasing the same market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: As there are no other questions, I thank the witnesses for attending. Over the next couple of months the committee will be examining the area of SME lending because, as you said in your statement, we are very linked into traditional banking finance. Representatives of InterTradeIreland appeared before the committee last week and they compared Northern Ireland to the Republic. Both North...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Apr 2014)

Damien English: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the appeals system for tax matters as announced in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16915/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (9 Apr 2014)

Damien English: 118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on an application (details supplied); when he expects moneys to be made available for draw down to the successful applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Remit (9 Apr 2014)

Damien English: 160. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an organisation's proposal (details supplied) can be included in the Pathways project under the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16886/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of a site for a new school build (details supplied) in County Meath; the timeframe required to develop on this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17620/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: 534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the introduction of the revised terms and conditions for the fallen animal TSE subsidy scheme, if he will provide an update of the review process by his Department into the implementation of the scheme; the extent to which his Department is consulting with the farming community and the Animal Collectors' Association...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will evaluate the prospects of reducing the unacceptable length of time patients aged under 14 years must wait to receive surgery at the orthodontic department of the oral surgery clinic in Louth County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17642/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: As we have a quorum the meeting is in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputies Áine Collins and Senator Deirdre Clune. I propose we postpone the private session of the meeting until later. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and AIB (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: We will begin our discussion with Mr. Richie Boucher, group chief executive, Bank of Ireland, on access to finance for small and medium enterprises, SMEs. We asked the witnesses from the three banks to come in a little earlier because of a clash in timing between this meeting and Question Time. I welcome Mr. Richie Boucher, group chief executive, Mr. Liam McLoughlin, chief executive of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and AIB (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: I thank Mr. Boucher and Mr. McLoughlin. I will call Deputies Dara Calleary and Peadar Tóibín first in case they have to leave to take part at Question Time in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and AIB (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: As a point of clarity, out of the nine out of ten cases restructured, are the majority of them long-term restructured or are some of them still in short-term arrangements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and AIB (15 Apr 2014)

Damien English: With regard to SMEs?