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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: The predictions for this year are without the Government getting involved, so it could be a lot more if the Government got involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: In terms of the growth plan, is Mr. O'Mahony's team able to handle the numbers if it excelled in that way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: Do members have any other questions or comments? If not, does Mr. Rafferty have anything to add? Did Mr. O'Mahony cover everything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I presume that when LinkedFinance's team is assessing these applications, it looks at the gearing factor and whether a company has borrowed too heavily.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: It was great that there was no mention of the banks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: How did Greenaer become aware of LinkedFinance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: Do we know who will be the regulator in England?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I must advise that if a phone is located near the microphone it will have a negative effect. I ask for the phone to be removed because we hope to use the transcript.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: That is all right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: Deputy Dara Calleary sends his apologies. I know the delegation has met him on previous occasions. It was Deputies Calleary and Lyons who suggested extending an invitation to the delegation to attend, but unfortunately Deputy Calleary could not attend today's meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I thank Mr. O'Mahony for his presentation. Do other witnesses wish to comment? As nobody is offering, I call Senator Quinn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: There is one Schedule A proposal for decision and there are eight proposals and three notices listed in Schedule B for decision. I propose to deal with Schedule B items first. The proposals listed under Schedule B are as follows: COM (2013) 688, COM (2013) 689, COM (2013) 718, COM (2013) 746, COM (2013) 802, COM (2013) 835, COM (2013) 926 and COM (2014) 3. We also have three early warning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: It is proposed, and we all agree, that the proposal warrants further scrutiny by the joint committee. We will seek the opinion of some of the sector representatives and will raise it with the Minister during the pre-Council engagement here in a couple of months time. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: We move on to our discussion on crowdfunding with Mr. Peter O'Mahony, founder and CEO of LinkedFinance. I welcome Mr. O'Mahony and Mr. Marc Rafferty of LinkedFinance to discuss crowdfunding. I also welcome three business borrowers who have used LinkedFinance: Mr. Maurice McMonagle, HSD Healthcare, Dublin; Ms Lisa Redden and Mr. Olivier Vander Elst of Greenaer. Before we begin the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 123. To ask the Taoiseach the total amount spent on advertising by his Department and each agency under his aegis in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown on the amount spent on each of TV, radio, print, outdoor, Internet and social media platform advertising; the amount spent on advertising agencies; if he will provide the information in tabular-readable form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Social Media Monitoring (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 124. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount spent on advertising by his Department and each agency under his aegis in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount spent on each of TV, radio, print, outdoor, internet and social media platform advertising; the amount spent on advertising agencies; if he will provide the information in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Social Media Monitoring (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on advertising by his Department and each agency under his aegis in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown on the amount spent on each of TV, radio, print, outdoor, internet and social media platform advertising; the amount spent on advertising agencies; if he will provide the information in tabular-readable form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Social Media Monitoring (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6598/14]