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Local Enterprise Offices Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 March 2018

Thursday, 29 March 2018

Ceisteanna (237)

Joan Burton

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237. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the investment by local enterprise offices in client companies by local authority area in 2015, 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14610/18]

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Freagraí scríofa

The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and ‘soft’ supports in the form of training and mentoring to anyone wishing to start or grow a business.

The LEOs can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors which, over time, have the potential to develop into strong export entities. Subject to certain eligibility criteria, the LEOs can provide financial assistance within three main categories: Feasibility Grants (investigating the potential of a business idea); Priming Grants (to part-fund a start-up); and Business Development Grants for existing businesses that want to expand.

Details of investment by LEOs to client companies under the above schemes from 2015 to 2017 are shown in the table below. [Note – The LEOs can also provide ‘soft’ supports e.g. training, mentoring, advice etc. to business operators.]

LEO Payments 2015 – 2017

LEO

2015 Payments

2016 Payments

2017 Payments

Carlow

195,636

193,753

294,363

Cavan

303,796

215,046

295,299

Clare

351,182

404,676

605,230

Cork City

199,041

292,056

335,810

Cork North/West

298,678

535,495

347,738

Cork South

425,156

491,247

311,484

Donegal

233,088

393,798

458,896

Dublin City

602,065

788,647

665,324

DLR

390,449

506,909

488,954

Fingal

698,616

549,190

461,301

South Dublin

375,977

334,996

443,311

Galway

223,870

393,686

433,596

Kerry

285,394

299,856

284,498

Kildare

214,422

355,485

456,436

Kilkenny

243,868

313,638

346,981

Laois

244,659

254,909

178,970

Leitrim

213,628

130,325

166,140

Limerick

725,223

683,676

482,436

Longford

182,677

194,467

147,150

Louth

195,023

227,426

209,493

Mayo

279,505

416,782

117,921

Meath

166,085

177,278

307,349

Monaghan

208,518

374,863

387,597

Offaly

292,979

210,161

316,825

Roscommon

225,659

125,498

263,112

Sligo

170,702

387,160

247,074

Tipperary

686,295

720,627

659,341

Waterford

396,950

496,233

388,802

WestMeath

321,587

457,135

292,230

Wexford

303,780

285,151

220,012

Wicklow

393,945

207,261

308,334

Total

10,048,453

11,417,429

10,922,007

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