Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 February 2018
289. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland exporting client companies that have availed of be prepared grants up to 31 January 2017, by county, in tabular form. [5436/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraEnterprise Ireland’s 2017 results reported the highest employment in the history of the agency, the highest net job creation in the history of the agency and also the lowest number of job losses since 1998. In 2017, 209,338 people were employed at Enterprise Ireland supported companies and 19,332 jobs were created with 10,309 net new jobs when losses are taken into account.
Underpinning Enterprise Ireland’s 2017 employment results are a range of activities and supports supporting companies throughout the country to innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. As part of this, the agency is working with client companies to ensure they are resilient to economic shocks, such as Brexit.
Enterprise Ireland’s Be Prepared Grant offers SMEs a grant of up to €5,000 to assist them in preparing an action plan for economic shocks, such as Brexit. The grant can be used to help cover consultancy, travel and travel expenses associated with researching the direction of their action plan. Enterprise Ireland is committed to processing all applications for the grant within eighteen days.
The number of Be Prepared Grants approved by Enterprise Ireland by county is set out in the following table:
|
Approved Be Prepared Grants |
|
|
County |
Number |
|
Carlow |
<5 |
|
Cavan |
<5 |
|
Clare |
<5 |
|
Cork |
6 |
|
Dublin |
41 |
|
Galway |
7 |
|
Kerry |
<5 |
|
Kildare |
<5 |
|
Kilkenny |
<5 |
|
Laois |
<5 |
|
Limerick |
<5 |
|
Louth |
<5 |
|
Mayo |
<5 |
|
Monaghan |
<5 |
|
Sligo |
<5 |
|
Tipperary South |
<5 |
|
Westmeath |
<5 |
|
Wicklow |
<5 |
|
Grand Total |
80 |
Please note numbers for counties with less than 5 Be Prepared Grants cannot be provided to protect the identity of client companies.
