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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I invite Senator Ward to come back in. I also have some questions on behalf of Senator Ruane who sent them on to us in advance, as she was unable to be here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Just to make the point that Ruhama yesterday launched a very good film in respect of trafficking and victims of trafficking. Of course, victims of trafficking are not asylum seekers and should not be in direct provision centres. They are victims of trafficking and need a different accommodation solution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: To whom is the Deputy directing his questions?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Deputy Tully correctly raised the current pressures in regard to rental properties. We clearly need large-scale residential development, public and private, in this State. Legislation is in train for the development. Can the Taoiseach give me a timeline for the delivery of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 and what is his view on Sinn...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pilot programme for delivering therapeutic services to a group of preschools and schools has been a success; if the model will be rolled out to other areas in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57201/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57518/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if an update will be provided on the work being done to address the issues that emerged in a documentary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56188/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for attending. I want to ask about the credit guarantee scheme in particular. In her opening statement, Dr. Quinn said that €98.2 million had been drawn down in supports to 1,890 businesses. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: How much has been applied for?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Sorry to interrupt. Were they approved by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, or by the bank?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Does Dr. Quinn have the number of companies that have been approved by both and are drawing down?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Is there a difference between the number of companies approved by both and the number approved by SBCI but not a bank?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Dr. Quinn said the drawdown was €550 million. I think there was an original provision of €2 billion for this line of support. Close to two years into the operation of the scheme, we have reached a quarter of the provision. It did not need to be a target but it needed to be there for businesses when they looked for it. Did Dr. Quinn get feedback at any stage from business...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I appreciate that. It is not a target, as such, but what you would be watching for though is if you were hearing from businesses that it is difficult to get it. The original figures show that there was a very slow drawdown at time when you would have thought it might be most needed. It is worth keeping under review. The most important thing is that it is there for businesses. Credit...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Does Dr. Quinn have figures for the proportion of applications approved by SBCI that were facilitated or not facilitated by the pillar banks, and within a reasonable timeframe, versus the proportion ultimately facilitated by credit unions? The point I am making concerns the difference in treatment between the pillar banks and the credit unions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I appreciate that it is ongoing work. I will refer to one of the challenges highlighted by business initially. The scheme was well flagged throughout that first summer of Covid. I think it was introduced in September 2020 and business was waiting for it, notwithstanding the EWSS, CRSS and other supports. One of the criticisms was that it was there to finance Covid-related debt as opposed...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is the reality of business. That is the difficulty when you are trying to design a scheme within EU parameters and those relating to the Department. The reality for business is if, for example, a hotel has been redeveloped over the previous three years and the business has that debt and is capable of refinancing it based on normal returns, revenue and trading, that changes because of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes, but they were coming to an end

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There was an extraordinary level of support provided to the banks in the context of the 80% guarantee. The risk they would have taken on with those loans was very small. Feedback from businesses in my area, largely export businesses to the Far East and so on, was that the banks were not interested in taking on any additional risk and, irrespective of the 80% backing, the 20% was not worth...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have a couple of questions. I appreciate the point the Comptroller and Auditor General just made, but I will ask Dr. Quinn about the Department's general oversight of the Microfinance Ireland, MFI, loans. Dr. Quinn said in her opening statement that in the relevant period, especially through the Covid pandemic, Microfinance Ireland supported 1,300 businesses supporting close to 3,000...