Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Questions (56)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

56. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for each programme under subhead A.4 Intertrade Ireland of the Revised Estimate for 2023 in tabular form. [5013/23]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Under Subhead A.4 my Department provides joint funding, alongside the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, for InterTradeIreland (ITI), the North-South implementation body responsible for the promotion of trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis.

ITI uses this funding from both Departments to operate a wide range of supports to help promote trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis.  ITI is responsible for managing its individual programmes and utilising its overall budget allocation towards its supports.

My Department's budget allocation for ITI in 2023 was €11.586 million, of which €8.9 million is dedicated to capital funding to allow ITI to operate its supports.