Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 December 2009
68 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance if the passing of the National Asset Management Agency legislation has produced a quantifiable increase in the availability of credit to small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44907/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe latest available statistics on credit availability, published by the Central Bank on 30 November, cover the period October 2009. As the NAMA legislation was only passed on 12 November and signed into law on 22 November, it is not yet possible to say whether this has had any effect on the availability of credit to small businesses.
