Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form and on a county basis, the total amount of moneys spent by each local enterprise office and-or county enterprise board in 2014 on grants to new start-ups, and on grants to existing small and medium enterprises; the total amount of jobs claimed to have been created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13861/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The LEOs are the first-stop-shop for those beginning a new business as well as those wishing to expand their existing one. The LEOs provide financial and non-financial supports to help micro and small businesses to expand their growth potential. To qualify for receipt of direct financial support from a LEO a company applying must have ten or less employees. However, this criteria does not apply to non-direct financial supports available from the LEOs e.g. training, mentoring, advice or sign posting to other support providers. I am currently examining the outturn data as supplied by the 31 LEOs and I expect to announce the final figures in the coming weeks.