Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been made to the Just Transition fund, in tabular form. [17066/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Just Transition Fund is a key pillar of the Government's just transition plan for the Midlands. Up to €11 million will be available in 2020 for projects focusing on retraining workers, proposals to generate sustainable employment in green enterprise in the region, and supporting communities to transition to a low carbon economy. This is financed through an Exchequer allocation of €6m from carbon tax revenues, and an additional €5 million committed by ESB.

Eligible projects, which had already registered with the Midlands Regional Transition Team, had until Friday, 17 July to submit an application for funding to my Department. A total of 100 applications have been received by my Department and these are undergoing initial assessment to confirm their eligibility for funding. Evaluation of eligible proposals will commence shortly and I intend to announce the successful projects at the conclusion of this process.