Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 January 2023
61. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding that was allocated to the local enterprise office supports, including the businesses continuity voucher, trading online voucher scheme, and the micro-enterprise assistance fund in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3499/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe overall capital allocation for LEO programmes in 2023 is €35.8m. The allocation to individual LEO programmes is yet to be finalised and is subject to approval of the Enterprise Ireland board.
The Trading Online Voucher Scheme (TOVs) received an allocation of €12.5m in 2021, to meet the increased demand for this support throughout the pandemic, and €3m in 2022.
Both the Business Continuity Voucher and the Micro Enterprise Assistance Fund were introduced as emergency supports in 2020 to help businesses in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 and neither scheme received an allocation in subsequent years.
|
Category |
Budget Allocation € 2021 |
Budget Allocation € 2022 |
|
Total Grant assistance (including TOVs & Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters) |
24191000 |
14691500 |
|
Enterprise Development and Associated Programmes |
11552000 |
12499781 |
|
LEO National Initiatives |
4920000 |
4608719 |
|
Other Measures (Competitive Fund, Border Brexit programmes and Exporting Seminars) |
5337000 |
0 |
|
Total allocation to LEOs through the A8 Budget |
46000000 |
31800000 |
