Brexit Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018

Friday, 7 September 2018

Questions (556)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

556. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in Brexit schemes (details supplied) by county; and the amount allocated and expended to each such scheme in each year since being established. [36918/18]

Written answers

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Enterprise Ireland’s (EI’s) focus for 2018 is to help clients increase their competitiveness and to diversify their global footprint - key attributes required to be resilient to economic shocks, such as those emerging from any kind of Brexit.

To this end, EI has engaged in a programme of:

- Building resilience in Irish exporting companies focused on innovation, market diversification and competitiveness; and

- Addressing awareness and preparedness of companies to Brexit.

It should be noted that the Schemes detailed below are not a full representation of the wide range of supports offered by my Department and its Agencies to help businesses prepare for Brexit.

Brexit Scorecard

To date over 2,669 companies have used the Scorecard. In 2018, EI spent €11,742 on the Brexit Scorecard.

County	Scorecards
Antrim	38
Armagh	12
Carlow	34
Cavan	49
Clare	35
Cork	214
Derry	7
Donegal	65
Down	21
Dublin	941
Fermanagh	5
Fingal	37
Galway	112
Kerry	51
Kildare	87
Kilkenny	33
Laois	27
Leitrim	24
Limerick	63
Longford	14
Louth	74
Mayo	34
Meath	71
Monaghan	89
Offaly	29
Roscommon	24
Sligo	33
Tipperary	66
Tyrone	7
Waterford	46
Westmeath	44
Wexford	45
Wicklow	86
Grand Total	2669

Note: Not all Scorecards reported County

Brexit Act-On Initiative

To date 86 Brexit Act-On Initiatives have been completed. EI has paid €172,000 to date under the Brexit Act-On initiative.

County	Completed
Carlow	5
Cavan	7
Clare	5
Cork	6
Donegal	5
Dublin	25
Galway	5
Kerry	5
Kildare	5
Kilkenny	5
Laois	5
Limerick	5
Louth	5
Mayo	5
Meath	5
Offaly	5
Sligo	5
Tipperary	5
Waterford	5
Westmeath	6
Wexford	5
Wicklow	5
Total	86

Be Prepared Grant

EI has approved 127 Be Prepared grants to companies since its launch, and paid €113,084 out to client companies under this initiative.

County	No. of companies
Carlow	5
Cavan	5
Clare	5
Cork	8
Donegal	5
Dublin	56
Galway	7
Kerry	5
Kildare	6
Kilkenny	5
Laois	5
Leitrim	5
Limerick	5
Longford	5
Louth	5
Mayo	5
Meath	5
Monaghan	5
Sligo	5
Tipperary	5
Westmeath	5
Wexford	5
Wicklow	7
Waterford	5
Grand Total	127

Strategic Consultancy Assignment

EI has approved 129 Strategic Consultancy Grants to companies. Since the initiative was established EI has paid €1,081,898 to client companies under this scheme.

Client County	No. of companies approved
Carlow	5
Cavan	5
Clare	5
Cork City	6
Cork County	16
Donegal	5
Dublin	41
Galway	5
Kerry	5
Kildare	5
Kilkenny	5
Leitrim	5
Limerick	8
Longford	5
Louth	5
Mayo	5
Meath	5
Monaghan	5
Sligo	5
Tipperary	5
Waterford	5
Westmeath	5
Wexford	5
Wicklow	9
Grand Total	129

Market Discovery Fund

Since it was launched in 2018, 47 Market Discovery Grants have been approved, and a total of €83,060 has been paid out to client companies under this initiative.

Client County	No. of companies
Cavan	5
Clare	5
Cork	5
Dublin	18
Galway	5
Kildare	5
Kilkenny	5
Leitrim	5
Limerick	5
Longford	5
Louth	5
Mayo	5
Meath	5
Monaghan	5
Tipperary	5
Waterford	5
Westmeath	5
Wicklow	5
Grand Total	47

Agile Innovation Fund

EI has approved 24 Agile Innovation Grants to companies since its launch, and a total of €72,336 has been paid out to client companies under this initiative.

Client County	No. of companies
Cavan	5
Clare	5
Cork	5
Dublin	9
Galway	5
Kerry	5
Kildare	5
Limerick	5
Meath	5
Sligo	5
Waterford	5
Westmeath	5
Grand Total	24

Note: This table was launched in 2018 and contains no 2017 or 2016 approvals.

The tables shown present the number of approvals under each scheme. EI does not track application numbers for reporting purposes. All received applications are reviewed in line with grants evaluation criteria. EI does not release the number of approvals per county when the value is five or below to preserve client confidentiality.