Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the supports available to small and medium enterprises under the Green Transition Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In Budget 2022, Government announced that €55 million would be made available under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan to assist enterprises through the Green Transition Fund. This budget is split into two streams, the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund (€30m) and the Climate Planning Fund for Business (€25m) which will both run from 2022 and 2025.

Eligibility for each of the supports under the Climate Planning Fund for Business varies across the individual supports. However, in general the Climate Planning Fund for Business is available to clients of Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta regardless of company size or sector. The Climate Planning Fund for Business is made up of the GreenStart, GreenPlus, Climate Action Voucher, and Strategic Consultancy supports.

All manufacturing companies that are clients of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta are eligible for the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund, including small and medium sized manufacturing clients. This Fund is targeted at abatement of carbon emissions from manufacturing, aligned with the measures set out in the Industry chapter of Climate Action Plan 2023.