Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 April 2024
124. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the current process with respect to applications for the increased cost of business grant; the number of applications received to date by each respective local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17003/24]
View answerAs you will be aware, as part of Budget 2024, the Government signed off on a package of €257 million for the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant as a vital measure for small and medium businesses.
Local Authorities, funded through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, are administering the grant to qualifying businesses on behalf of the Department.
Local Authorities have written to all rate paying businesses with details of how to register for the grant and it is a very simple process for businesses to verify their details through an online portal.
The grant has been open for registrations since 14 March. Local Authorities will begin to send payments to eligible businesses from Monday next 22 April. The closing date for registrations for the ICOB grant is 1 May 2024. I urge all eligible businesses to register for this grant as soon as they receive a letter from their Local Authority. The sooner a business registers the sooner their details will be verified and the grant will be paid out. Payments will be made to eligible businesses in the coming weeks.
The following is the situation in relation to uptake of the scheme across all Local Authorities as at Tuesday 16th April.
|
Agency Name |
Total Potential Businesses |
Total Submissions |
Percentage |
|
Carlow County Council (101) |
1579 |
408 |
25.84% |
|
Cavan County Council (102) |
2063 |
325 |
15.75% |
|
Clare County Council (103) |
3115 |
838 |
26.90% |
|
Cork City Council (104) |
9074 |
2118 |
23.34% |
|
Cork County Council (105) |
12094 |
2304 |
19.05% |
|
Meath County Council (106) |
3723 |
1181 |
31.72% |
|
Donegal County Council (107) |
4207 |
926 |
22.01% |
|
Dublin City Council (108) |
17300 |
3709 |
21.44% |
|
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (109) |
4978 |
1148 |
23.06% |
|
Fingal County Council (110) |
6324 |
1662 |
26.28% |
|
Galway City Council (111) |
3174 |
983 |
30.97% |
|
Galway County Council (112) |
3755 |
941 |
25.06% |
|
Kerry County Council (113) |
5303 |
1153 |
21.74% |
|
Kildare County Council (114) |
4980 |
1320 |
26.51% |
|
Kilkenny County Council (115) |
2476 |
700 |
28.27% |
|
Laois County Council (116) |
1307 |
402 |
30.76% |
|
Leitrim County Council (117) |
903 |
232 |
25.69% |
|
Limerick City and County Council (118) |
4695 |
1377 |
29.33% |
|
Longford County Council (119) |
975 |
363 |
37.23% |
|
Louth County Council (120) |
3123 |
959 |
30.71% |
|
Mayo County Council (121) |
4184 |
1169 |
27.94% |
|
Monaghan County Council (122) |
1876 |
569 |
30.33% |
|
Offaly County Council (123) |
2229 |
448 |
20.10% |
|
Roscommon County Council (124) |
2028 |
540 |
26.63% |
|
Sligo County Council (125) |
1427 |
437 |
30.62% |
|
South Dublin County Council (126) |
5612 |
1438 |
25.62% |
|
Tipperary County Council (127) |
4008 |
1159 |
28.92% |
|
Waterford City and County Council (128) |
3427 |
867 |
25.30% |
|
Westmeath County Council (129) |
1936 |
642 |
33.16% |
|
Wexford County Council (130) |
4568 |
1617 |
35.40% |
|
Wicklow County Council (131) |
3064 |
1104 |
36.03% |
|
Total |
129507 |
33039 |
25.51% |
