Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If all those pre-existing recipients are automatically entitled to draw down a grant based on having previous grants because, as the Minister stated, they have all their ducks in a row, that would amount to €14.39 million. That would only leave €600,000 for new applicants. I am curious as to why a scheme would be designed to provide grants of upwards of €100,000 that totals over €14 million to companies based solely on the fact that they have already benefited from State funding and leave so little then for new applicants.