Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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331. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will specify the breakdown of the numbers of females and males who have acquired finance under the microfinance loan fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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As of the 31^st March 2013, 149 applications have been received and 116 were from male applicants and 33 from female applicants.

A full progress report on the operation of the scheme from 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013 can be found on my Department's website () and the Microfinance Ireland (MFI) website ( ). I hope to publish the next MFI progress report by mid-July which will continue to publish details of male and female applicants.