Written answers
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Enterprise Ireland Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number per county who applied for innovation vouchers in 2012; the number of those who were successful; the total amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/13]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland approved a total of 768 Innovation Vouchers in 2012. A breakdown of vouchers approved by county is provided overleaf. The total amount of funding approved in 2012 was €3,840,000. It is not possible to supply details of non-successful voucher applications by location, as only those applications that pass basic eligibility criteria are uploaded onto Enterprise Ireland’s database. Enterprise Ireland awards the vouchers following a review of both the eligibility of the applicant and the knowledge question. Typically 70% to 80% of applications are successful. The three main reasons for turning down applications are; insufficient information, ineligible activity and low level of innovation.
County | 2012 |
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Carlow | 12 |
Cavan | 9 |
Clare | 25 |
Cork | 68 |
Donegal | 19 |
Dublin City & County | 256 |
Galway | 58 |
Kerry | 19 |
Kildare | 19 |
Kilkenny | 12 |
Laois | 6 |
Leitrim | 10 |
Limerick | 45 |
Longford | 5 |
Louth | 17 |
Mayo | 18 |
Meath | 12 |
Monaghan | 14 |
Offaly | 11 |
Roscommon | 10 |
Sligo | 12 |
Tipperary North | 9 |
Tipperary South | 5 |
Waterford | 40 |
Westmeath | 11 |
Wexford | 27 |
Wicklow | 19 |
Total Number Approved | 768 |
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