Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2022
170. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of staff roles, including part payments for centre managers, programme managers and programme administrators, to manage and deliver the NDRC national startup accelerator contract at the four NDRC consortium partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53557/22]
View answer171. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of participant training programmes and relevant activities by the NDRC national start-up accelerator contract at the four NDRC consortium partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53558/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together.
Following a public procurement process, a contract was signed with Dogpatch Labs Management DAC for the delivery of the NDRC services. The value of the contract is €3.5m per annum which covers annual investment in companies of €1.3m and the remaining €2.2m covers the cost of all activities required to deliver the services including the training programmes and staff costs.
