Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department is taking in the planned refurbishment of the Butter Exchange in Shandon, Cork city to be used as a hub for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. [53167/21]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland, through its Cork Regional team, has assisted the Recreate Shandon group to explore opportunities and options for the Butter Exchange building and has provided this group with feasibility funding under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund, in order to develop a sustainable business plan that identifies the best options to maximise opportunities and attract new start-ups and entrepreneurs to the facility.

The Feasibility fund helps promoters investigate the viability of Regional and Sectoral Development projects and prepare final submissions for consideration. My Department, through EI, continues to work with the Recreate Shandon group to investigate possible sources of funding to further develop their business plan and objectives for the region.