The Minister has not yet heard my questions.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 47 of 655 decisive votes (13 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Sinn Féin | 378 | 2020-04-30 – 2024-10-23 |
Membership spells on record: SF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · SF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08
The Minister has not yet heard my questions.
I ask the Minister to wait. I am conscious of my colleague's time. Does the Minister intend to increase the funding available under the restart grant scheme? Will she change the qualifying criteria to ensure that micro-enterprises that do not pay rates can be included in the scheme? Will she amend the credit guarantee scheme and other loan schemes to ensure that loans are available to SMEs in crisis at an interest rate of 0%? These are the questions to which I am interested in getting answers from the Minister. Doe…
I am conscious of my colleague's time. I do not want to eat into it.
No, I asked the Minister to put the answers in writing.
There is an onus on the Minister to put the replies in writing.
Does the Minister intend to increase funding?
I asked the Minister to put the responses in writing.
Does the Minister intend to increase funding?
My first question whether the Minister plans to increase the funding available under the restart grant scheme? The answer is "Yes" or "No"?
My question was specific. Will the Minister change the qualifying criteria to ensure that microenterprises that do not pay rates can be included in that restart grant?
On the credit guarantee scheme, will the Minister make sure that the loans are available to SMEs at an interest rate of 0%?
The credit guarantee scheme-----
I will send the other questions for answers in writing.
I am not happy to use up my colleagues' speaking time so I would rather do that.
Will my colleagues still be allowed their speaking time?
A Cheann-Comhairle, will my colleagues' speaking time be affected if the Minister answers the questions?
In that case I want to save my colleagues' time but I will certainly furnish those questions in writing to the Minister.
We find ourselves in a time of unprecedented crisis. People have been on lockdown for weeks. Most businesses have closed their doors and continue to endure enormous financial losses. They do not know when they can get back to normal or even if they will survive. Hundreds of thousands of people are out of work and there are many uncertainties. Despite those uncertainties, a few things are very clear. This crisis is not going away any time soon and SMEs are going to be the major losers if we do not act immediately to…