Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created to date, excluding those in administering the scheme, by loans made form the Microenterprise Loans Fund. [16402/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Microfinance Ireland (MFI) began operating in October 2012. At close of business on the 25th March 2013, 41 loans have been approved by MFI, which in turn support 112 jobs. Of these, 28 loans have been approved via the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) which support 75.5 jobs.

It is my intention that progress reports on the Microenterprise Loan Fund will be published via the MFI website microfinanceireland.ie and on my Department’s website enterprise.gov.ie on a quarterly basis.