Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
16. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the totality of grant aid and-or subsidy provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 (details supplied). [42825/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI would advise the Deputy that my Department does not directly grant aid local authorities. My Department does, however, provide funding for the Local Enterprise Offices which are located within the Local Authority system. Funding for the Local Enterprise Offices programme is channelled through the Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Ireland using monies drawn from my Department’s Vote.
The total expended under the Local Enterprise Development Programme in the years requested is as follows.
|
- |
€'000 |
|
2019 |
37,931 |
|
2020 |
79,475 |
|
2021 |
58,119 |
|
2022 |
19,790 (up to July 2022) |
|
Total |
195,315 |
Aside from the Local Enterprise Office Programme, my Department as part of the Governmental response to Covid-19, funded a number of discrete once off initiatives which were administered on our behalf by the Local Authorities. Specifically, in the course of 2020 and 2021 the Local Authorities administered the Restart and Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid Grants in accordance with Service Level Agreements between the Local Authorities and the Department. The funding for these initiatives was also channelled to the Local Authorities by the Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Ireland, using monies drawn from my Department’s Vote. The total of monies expended by the Local Authorities on behalf of the Department in respect of these Schemes is as follows.
|
- |
€'000 |
|
2020 |
633,000 |
|
2021 |
21,181 |
|
Total |
654,181 |
