Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is right that the previous regional enterprise plans are coming to a close at the end of this year. Under the previous plan, €16.7 million was invested in the west on nine specific projects. The new plans are coming to the final stage. These plans have been developed through key stakeholder engagement, involving Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, the local enterprise offices, local authorities and many private enterprises operating in specific regions. We want each plan to produce proposals unique to the specific region. We hope to launch the west regional enterprise plan at the end of January or the beginning of February. Last week the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform approved funding of €140 million to underpin the nine regional enterprise plans, enabling us to put out a call in the middle of next year for funding proposals to support enterprise development across the nine regions including that of the west.

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