Louise O'Reilly
Question:241. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of increasing the funding for the Green For Micro Programme by 10%, 20%, and 25% [34326/23]
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The Local Enterprise Office Green for Micro programme is a free programme that assists micro enterprises by providing access to two days of intensive mentoring including a sustainability audit and action plan.
This programme will help businesses in preparing for the low carbon, more resource efficient economy of the future, helping them to take the first step towards becoming more sustainable.
Funding allocated under the Department's A8 subhead includes a capital allocation for LEO financial grant assistance and also for management training and development, mentoring, consultancy and entrepreneurship education programmes, including the Green for Micro programme. The funding is subsequently allocated to each of the 31 LEOs based on their Local Authority banding.
Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs agree the distribution of the budget across each of the different programmes based on previous and projected demand. At the end of each year the LEOs report their total outturn under each measure and in 2022 the LEO network provided €495k for the Green for Micro Programme.
The table below indicates the estimated increased budget for the Lean Programme, based on 2022 outturn:
|
€ |
10% |
20% |
25% |
|
|
2022 Green for Micro expenditure |
495k |
544.6k |
594.1k |
618.9k |