Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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883. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41056/25]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Government grants have multiple benefits for business. Grants can stimulate innovation and research, support public services and encourage entrepreneurship. Grants also can address specific needs, targeting areas and sectors, levelling the playing field whilst promoting equity via resource provision.

Set out below is a list of grant payments administered by my Department in the past five years.