Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage
Dail Éireann — 2020-07-07
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Bernard Durkan (FG), Kildare North

I could see the facial expressions of Deputies changing. I threw that remark in for a bit of levity, as the former Ceann Comhairle used to say.
This support can breathe new life into a sector that is suffering badly at present. It is timely. In the aftermath of the general election, we did not have a Government formed for quite a long time. Everybody in the country is glad to see that a Government has been formed at last. It is crucially important that we retain and maintain the confidence of the people and the business sector.
The last point I want to make is about how long this should go on. I mentioned it briefly before.

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Sitting date: 2020-07-07