Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

SME Energy and Carbon Demands, Green Initiatives and Technology: Discussion

Mr. John Magee:

We would hope for more uptake on it and that is something we are working daily to try to drive on. The State has put in the support and we get support from Enterprise Ireland and a budget from the Department. We are very happy that we have the supports we need but we are also acutely conscious of the need to continue our work on an individual-by-individual basis to convince businesses, to bring them on board and to get them to avail of the supports we have, such as Green for Business, GreenStart and the energy efficiency grant, because these supports can save them time, energy and money right now. We are absolutely conscious of the need and a key focus for us right now is that individual business by individual business engagement.