Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
39. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that have applied for assistance under stream 2 of the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme to date by county; the number of applications that have been successful by county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4970/23]
View answerUnder Stream 2 of the Ukraine Enterprise Crisis Scheme which was launched in October 2022, of the total number of the 76 application packs issued by Enterprise Ireland, to date one application has been returned. The response to Stream 2 reflects that a significant number of companies requested application packs, but they have not yet been converted into application forms mainly due to companies reviewing their financial year and comparable energy costs over the eligible period.
Approval has subsequently been received by the EU Commission in December 2022 to augment the Scheme in line with the amended EU Temporary Crisis Framework. Sanction by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently awaited to implement the amended Scheme.
