Funding for the Local Enterprise Offices has increased from €26,475,790 in 2016 to €76,992,462 in 2020.
This funding increase illustrates the ongoing significant commitment by Government to support the Local Enterprise Office network in promoting entrepreneurship, fostering business start-ups and helping existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation; and to provide accessible high quality supports for small businesses on a sustained basis.
Funding given to each of the 31 Local Enterprise Office in each of the years 2016-2020, and to date in 2021 is presented below in tabular form.
LEO Name
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021 (1 Jan to 15 Jun)
|
Carlow
|
712,332
|
876,427
|
925,130
|
1,179,208
|
2,099,765
|
564,780
|
Cavan
|
577,996
|
736,700
|
846,842
|
1,040,829
|
1,655,475
|
503,847
|
Clare
|
796,394
|
942,065
|
975,313
|
1,063,158
|
2,289,070
|
667,741
|
Cork City
|
728,294
|
973,218
|
963,176
|
1,106,107
|
2,895,394
|
814,975
|
Cork North & West
|
1,246,174
|
1,340,364
|
1,165,927
|
1,256,173
|
2,753,650
|
831,642
|
Cork South
|
1,204,363
|
1,182,408
|
1,140,609
|
1,010,844
|
2,149,103
|
507,583
|
Donegal
|
793,915
|
1,145,235
|
1,177,276
|
1,607,585
|
3,170,016
|
882,442
|
Dublin City
|
1,392,249
|
1,547,940
|
1,751,949
|
2,007,784
|
5,206,388
|
954,492
|
Dublin South
|
954,150
|
1,133,752
|
1,173,188
|
1,218,268
|
3,164,339
|
665,280
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
|
890,375
|
1,159,259
|
1,216,397
|
1,223,937
|
2,830,953
|
468,030
|
Fingal
|
1,044,579
|
1,140,919
|
1,223,861
|
1,327,563
|
2,711,691
|
1,320,170
|
Galway
|
794,095
|
1,123,299
|
1,170,422
|
1,231,806
|
2,766,874
|
527,425
|
Kerry
|
811,868
|
875,970
|
867,891
|
941,309
|
1,245,633
|
977,028
|
Kildare
|
829,530
|
1,049,864
|
1,185,445
|
1,422,075
|
3,528,421
|
1,502,793
|
Kilkenny
|
789,396
|
967,553
|
793,695
|
954,650
|
2,208,472
|
747,806
|
Laois
|
604,472
|
730,242
|
759,222
|
825,411
|
1,380,336
|
621,796
|
Leitrim
|
689,040
|
723,228
|
720,242
|
789,789
|
1,629,697
|
611,471
|
Limerick
|
1,191,511
|
1,408,320
|
1,265,063
|
1,476,285
|
3,657,561
|
1,009,054
|
Longford
|
541,507
|
668,045
|
730,034
|
910,434
|
1,429,502
|
491,289
|
Louth
|
656,200
|
727,000
|
870,109
|
988,775
|
2,375,015
|
573,823
|
Mayo
|
893,299
|
918,117
|
891,617
|
1,116,187
|
2,050,874
|
760,059
|
Meath
|
740,911
|
933,897
|
979,120
|
1,213,804
|
2,663,943
|
1,017,133
|
Monaghan
|
690,048
|
830,872
|
731,181
|
932,831
|
1,677,162
|
433,533
|
Offaly
|
700,111
|
795,064
|
806,772
|
879,038
|
2,183,360
|
529,066
|
Roscommon
|
584,378
|
720,005
|
730,385
|
903,442
|
1,480,484
|
565,201
|
Sligo
|
814,352
|
841,986
|
858,441
|
896,508
|
1,867,027
|
740,669
|
Tipperary
|
1,218,850
|
1,205,261
|
1,314,661
|
1,337,376
|
3,401,144
|
974,263
|
Waterford
|
1,066,689
|
1,194,639
|
1,080,514
|
1,273,401
|
3,021,438
|
798,142
|
Westmeath
|
980,884
|
1,107,985
|
1,109,555
|
1,355,847
|
3,482,810
|
1,030,346
|
Wexford
|
784,593
|
661,802
|
883,664
|
1,044,861
|
2,055,859
|
574,206
|
Wicklow
|
753,235
|
788,620
|
865,848
|
797,901
|
1,961,006
|
630,257
|
TOTAL
|
26,475,790
|
30,450,062
|
31,173,548
|
35,333,186
|
76,992,462
|
23,296,342
|