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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I wish to comment on the point made about the strategic investment bank and my issue with it is based on a couple of aspects. We have discussed access to finance with other witnesses and there are banks that have not been lending to the extent that we would have liked them to do so. Now a fund has been given directly to these high street banks to lend more money but they have not been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: Is the chief executive saying there are enough processes in place to find out how banks are lending? Is he saying that those in place will need more in order to have a full picture of how banks are lending and will lend into the future?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I call Deputy Anthony Lawlor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: Sorry, Deputy; on the second point, I am almost sure that portal is up and running. I have accessed a new piece on my telephone but I will allow Mr. Martin Shanahan to speak about it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I call Ms Maria Ginnity to speak on portal. We got nothing official on it. Perhaps she would say how it is going to be promoted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: It islocalenterprise.ieand from there one goes to one local enterprise office. The question I have-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: It is localenterprise.ie. I do not want to put it on the record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I think it is in this paper.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: The question to Ms Maria Ginnity, for which she may not be directly responsible but on which she may be able to shed some light, is on a one-stop shop where people can access information that may be of help in supporting their business. Any private industry that is trying to promote a new commodity has a decent advertising campaign. Where are we at in respect of an advertising campaign of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: Is this nothing more than a rehash? Sometimes the problem is not a lack of ideas and responses. Sometimes when there are new ideas or ways to promote or support, say, SMEs the budget line that is needed to promote any other commodity or concept does not follow. We have heard from our meetings here, and it is important for Forfás to hear this to advise the Department of Jobs,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: With all due respect, an advertising campaign with a person with an advertising background is needed to promote the issue, because that website does not work. Depending on the chamber, its website may not be sufficiently updated. We are talking about the way a product is promoted such as in a supermarket store where it becomes popular and well known. Unless we are at the races-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: There we go - Superquinn sausages.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: That is what is needed. It seems to be a missing chink all the time in new initiatives that come out. I am sorry to beat the band there as such. Does Deputy Conaghan have any comments before we wrap up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: Are there any final comments before we wrap up because we have another session after this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I thank Mr. Shanahan, Ms Ginnity and Mr. Devitt and the other representatives from Forfás.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I propose that the committee go into private session for a minute or so. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: We are now in public session. Session three is a meeting with Mr. Paul Cullen, principal officer, from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, to discuss COM (2014) 221. It is a proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European platform to enhance co-operation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work. Members will recall...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: I thank Mr. Paul Cullen. We had hear from Mr. Cullen that the particular COM does not involve any harmonisation and does not infringe on subsidiarity. Are there any short questions for Mr. Cullen?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: Can Mr. Cullen explain the reason for the move from it being voluntary to mandatory as a platform?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (27 May 2014)
John Lyons: Is Mr. Cullen saying that although we support this, if Ireland decided not to attend the platform, it can voluntary not attend it but it must endorse it.