Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1860. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total value of drawdowns and approvals, by county, issued under the micro finance scheme on 30 June 2016, 31 December 2015 and on 30 June 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24350/16]
View answerThe total number of applications received by Microfinance Ireland (MFI) from its inception:
- to 30th June 2015, was 1256;
- to 31st December 2015, was 1,639; and
- to 30 June 2016, was 2,049.
The value of approvals for those time periods totalled:
- to 30 June 2015, was €9.3 million (606 in number)
- to 31 December 2015, was €11.7 million (770 in number); and
- to 30 June 2016, was €14.6 million (976 in number).
Total value of drawdowns, same periods:
- to 30 June 2015, was €7.8 million (518 in number)
- to end December 2015 was €9.9 million (665 in number); and
- to 30 June 2016, was €12.1 million (831 in number).
The county spread of approvals is contained in each Quarterly Report provided by Microfinance Ireland to my Department. These are published and available on the websites of both Microfinance Ireland and my Department.
For ease of reference I have extracted the county breakdown of approvals from the latest Quarterly Report (June 2016) and this is detailed below. Details of individual loan applications and approvals are subject to data protection legislation and it will not be possible to provide further information on same.
|
County |
Received |
Approved |
County |
Received |
Approved |
|
Dublin |
460 |
214 |
Clare |
57 |
28 |
|
Cork |
172 |
79 |
Laois |
55 |
23 |
|
Limerick |
101 |
49 |
Louth |
55 |
19 |
|
Meath |
102 |
44 |
Westmeath |
53 |
25 |
|
Tipperary |
89 |
40 |
Longford |
46 |
18 |
|
Galway |
81 |
46 |
Roscommon |
46 |
23 |
|
Wexford |
71 |
38 |
Sligo |
44 |
33 |
|
Cavan |
71 |
36 |
Monaghan |
40 |
13 |
|
Kildare |
73 |
38 |
Carlow |
36 |
18 |
|
Waterford |
70 |
33 |
Donegal |
39 |
18 |
|
Wicklow |
64 |
31 |
Kilkenny |
37 |
15 |
|
Kerry |
59 |
25 |
Offaly |
37 |
17 |
|
Mayo |
57 |
37 |
Leitrim |
34 |
16 |
