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Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Ceisteanna (495)

Timmy Dooley

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495. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that were awarded online trading vouchers in 2017, by county. [3333/18]

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My Department's Trading Online Voucher Scheme is designed to support micro businesses (10 or less employees, less than €2 million turnover) to develop their trading online capability. The scheme specifically targets businesses who are not yet trading online or doing so in a very limited away. This is a demand-led scheme, which is funded by my Department, and delivered in every county by the Local Enterprise Office.

The process of reporting on the Trading Online Voucher Scheme end-year outturn is currently underway. The following table provides preliminary information on the number of successful applications in each county in 2017. It indicates that over 1,000 businesses throughout Ireland were awarded a trading online voucher in 2017.

Local Enterprise Office

Preliminary Figures for Trading Online Vouchers Approved in 2017

Carlow

     12

Cavan

     20

Clare

     32

Cork City 

     33

Cork North/West

     44

Cork South

     36

Donegal

     47

Dublin City 

   140

Dublin South

     38

Dun Laoghaire/ Rathdown

     78

Fingal

     51

Galway 

     43

Kerry

     60

Kildare

     42

Kilkenny

     28

Laois

     11

Leitrim

     12

Limerick 

     49

Longford

     15

Louth

     55

Mayo

     29

Meath

     30

Monaghan

     17

Offaly

     15

Roscommon

     22

Sligo 

     22

Tipperary

     37

Waterford

     42

Westmeath

     29

Wexford

     33

Wicklow

     67

TOTAL

1,189

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