Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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114. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies which have completed the Brexit scorecard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33309/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The “Brexit SME Scorecard” launched by Enterprise Ireland (EI) in March 2017, is a new interactive online platform which can be used by Irish companies to self-assess their exposure to Brexit. 

To date 1,150 companies have used the EI Brexit Scorecard to help assess their level of preparedness for Brexit.  This includes both EI clients and non-EI clients.

By completing the online questionnaire, the Brexit SME Scorecard will provide companies with an assessment of their preparedness under six key pillars - Business Strategy, Operations, Innovation, Sales and Marketing, Finance and People Management. The Scorecard then generates an immediate report which contains suggested actions, resources and information on events in order to prepare for Brexit.

The SME Scorecard is available to all companies looking to develop an action plan to help mitigate risks and leverage opportunities which may arise from Brexit. 

For Enterprise Ireland clients, a ‘Be Prepared Grant’ has been introduced, which offers up to €5,000 in funding to support exporting client companies develop a Brexit Action Plan.