Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 November 2018
288. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons or businesses that availed of the mentor programme run by each local enterprise office in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/18]
View answerThe Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and soft supports such as training and mentoring to anyone wishing to start or grow a business.
The number of persons or businesses that availed of the mentor programme run by each Local Enterprise Office in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 are shown in the table below:
Local Enterprise Office Mentoring Participants 2016, 2017 and Q1-Q3 2018
|
Local Enterprise Office |
2016 |
2017 |
1st Jan - 30th Sept 2018 |
|
Carlow |
147 |
218 |
171 |
|
Cavan |
98 |
91 |
109 |
|
Clare |
43 |
73 |
76 |
|
Cork City |
203 |
241 |
157 |
|
Cork North & West |
543 |
576 |
530 |
|
Cork South |
66 |
168 |
83 |
|
Donegal |
26 |
38 |
45 |
|
Dublin City |
1,154 |
994 |
766 |
|
Dublin South |
420 |
322 |
325 |
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown |
389 |
456 |
280 |
|
Fingal |
748 |
697 |
531 |
|
Galway |
69 |
82 |
268 |
|
Kerry |
138 |
153 |
103 |
|
Kildare |
344 |
432 |
319 |
|
Kilkenny |
303 |
384 |
344 |
|
Laois |
218 |
186 |
123 |
|
Leitrim |
107 |
101 |
60 |
|
Limerick |
232 |
138 |
111 |
|
Longford |
67 |
77 |
27 |
|
Louth |
124 |
261 |
218 |
|
Mayo |
191 |
258 |
166 |
|
Meath |
229 |
160 |
147 |
|
Monaghan |
71 |
31 |
50 |
|
Offaly |
140 |
124 |
101 |
|
Roscommon |
265 |
306 |
220 |
|
Sligo |
163 |
195 |
232 |
|
Tipperary |
143 |
319 |
267 |
|
Waterford |
180 |
230 |
194 |
|
Westmeath |
105 |
378 |
196 |
|
Wexford |
132 |
216 |
97 |
|
Wicklow |
436 |
488 |
267 |
|
Total |
7,494 |
8,393 |
6,583 |
