Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 November 2014
243. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of women that applied for the microfinance scheme in 2013 and 2014; the number of female applicants who were successful; the counties the successful applicants were from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43219/14]
View answerAs requested by the Deputy, please find the information below on the number of female applications received by Microfinance Ireland (MFI), the number of successful female applications and the County of each successful application:
|
- |
2013 |
2014 (To date) |
Total |
|
Number of female applications |
68 |
104 |
172 |
|
Number of successful female applications |
31 |
66 |
97 |
|
County |
Number of successful female applications |
|
Carlow |
1 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
|
Clare |
3 |
|
Cork |
6 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
|
Dublin |
26 |
|
Galway |
3 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
|
Kildare |
3 |
|
Laois |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
|
Longford |
2 |
|
Louth |
1 |
|
Mayo |
4 |
|
Meath |
5 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
3 |
|
Tipperary |
3 |
|
Waterford |
6 |
|
Westmeath |
3 |
|
Wexford |
7 |
|
Wicklow |
4 |
|
Total |
97 |
MFI continues to focus on awareness across all sectors. An autumn radio campaign is currently underway, with a two week focus on RTÉ and Newstalk. This will be followed by targeted local radio campaigns in key markets. A significant number of local promotional events have taken place in recent months in Galway, Limerick, Carlow, Donegal, Fingal, Dublin City, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Louth and Tipperary. Further events are planned in Waterford, Mayo and Dublin’s Digital Hub in the near future.
My Department publishes quarterly reports on the progress of MFI on the Department’s website www.enterprise.gov.ie. The 2014 2nd quarter progress report on MFI showing a detailed analysis for period ending 30th June 2014 is available on my Department’s website. The next quarterly report for the period to 30th September 2014 will be published shortly.
