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Grants for Setting Up Business in Insulation and Renewable Energy

January 27 2010

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if grants are available to unemployed persons seeking to set up businesses in the area of insulation and renewable energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available to unemployed persons seeking to set up businesses in the area of insulation and renewable energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

I propose to take questions   193     and   202     together


My Department does not provide direct funding or grants to businesses but provides funding to a number of State Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) and Enterprise Ireland, through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses.

Subject   to   certain   eligibility   criteria   new   and   developing micro-enterprises may qualify for financial support from the CEBs in the form   of   priming,  expansion/development and feasibility/innovation grants.  In addition, the CEBs deliver a range of non-financial supports to improve management capability development within micro-enterprises designed to help new and existing enterprises to operate effectively and efficiently so as to last and grow.

However, in order to more fully explore the range of options that may be available,  potential entrepreneurs are advised to contact their local CEB to discuss their business needs with the relevant staff of the Board.  Contact details for individual CEBs can be found by accessing the following website: http://www.enterpriseboards.ie.

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