Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by InterTradeIreland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

My Department provides joint funding, alongside the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, for InterTradeIreland (ITI), the North-South implementation body responsible for the promotion of trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis.

My Department's budget allocation for ITI in 2023 was €11.586 million, of which €8.9 million is dedicated to capital funding to allow ITI to operate its supports.

ITI uses this funding from both Departments to operate a wide range of supports to help promote trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis. ITI is responsible for managing its individual programmes and utilising its overall budget allocation towards its supports.

Below is a list of the ITI supports for 2023 that are currently active or in development and their budget for each support for the year.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by IDA Ireland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched in 2023; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9104/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

IDA Ireland provides financial and non-financial supports to multinational companies within its portfolio in pursuit of the Agency’s overall mission to win and develop foreign direct investment into Ireland to provide jobs, economic impact and opportunity for the people of Ireland. IDA provides clients with financial support in the form of funding and incentives, and non-financial supports including information and advice on doing business in Ireland. IDA Ireland operates a variety of Grant Programmes including but not restricted to Capital, Employment, RD&I and Training supports.

IDA’s grant offering is aligned to the five strategic pillars of the Agency’s 2021-24 strategy, Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth, which focuses on Growth, Transformation, Regions, Sustainability and Impact. IDA partners with my Department to ensure that our grant offering remains competitive and responsive to a national and international economic context characterised by an accelerating twin green and digital transition.

The projected estimates for 2023 are outlined in the table below for ease.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by local enterprise offices; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/23]

Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Local Enterprise Offices have an allocation of €47.78m for 2023. This represents the same core allocation as the 2022 budget but provides an additional €4m in capital funding to pilot both the extension of the LEOs mandate to grant-aid firms with over 10 employees in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors and the introduction of the Small Firms' Investment in Energy Efficiency Scheme (SFIEES). This additional allocation is broken down evenly across both supports with each measure receiving an allocation of €2m in 2023.

The rationale for SFIEES is to support companies to reduce their carbon emissions and overall energy costs by supporting capital investment in low carbon technologies or processes.

The overall capital allocation for LEO programmes in 2023 is €35.8m and it will fund: grant aid for small businesses with export potential; entrepreneurship programmes; and training, advisory and consultancy programmes. The current (non-pay) allocation of €11.98m relates to the contribution to LEO staff salary costs.

The LEOs Measure 1 supports cover direct grant aid which includes the Feasibility Grant, the Priming Grant and the Business Expansion Grants well as the Trading Online Voucher and the Technical Assistance for Microenterprises schemes. Measure 2 Programmes cover the LEOs' training, mentoring and consultancy measures. In addition, there are a number of national initiatives including the "Making it Happen" marketing campaign and Student Enterprise Awards.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9106/23]

Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications. Any planned or future schemes are a matter for the SEAI and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. The SEAI schemes currently operational are in the table below.