Vol. 450 No. 7
91 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the total finance allocated to the county enterprise boards in 1994 and 1995; if he has satisfied himself that adequate finance is available for worthy projects in 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5692/95]
The provision for county enterprise boards in the Vote of the Department of Enterprise and Employment in 1994 was £9 million and the overall expenditure under that particular sub-head was £9.755 million. The 1995 Estimates for my Department provide £19.600 million to cover the running costs of the county enterprise boards.
Under the new Operational Programme for Local Urban and Rural Development, EU co-financing support will become available this year to enable county enterprise boards to extend their activities beyond grant-giving so as to assist the growth of small enterprises at local level through better business information, advice and counselling, as well as management development.
