COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

QUESTION NO.16

QUESTION: Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh

"To ask the manager to provide a report on the number of SME's that have applied for and / or been granted funding for business supports in Lucan & Palmerstown-Fonthill LEA'S in 2022 and 2023 YTD - Report to include total amounts separately for each LEA."

REPLY:

The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) which is based in the County Hall building, provides financial grants, mentoring, training and other supports to assist new and developing micro-enterprises with job creation and business sustainability and development in the County.

The full range of Local Enterprise Office services are available to businesses across the County to support both job creation and business development and these include financial assistance, export supports, trading online vouchers, training, mentoring and other advisory services along with the Sustainable Business Programme operated in partnership with South Dublin Chamber which offers assistance and advice to businesses.

The total number of business that have secured funding supports across the Lucan, Palmerstown-Fonthill LEA’s for 2022 and 2023 are as follows

                                                                   2022           YTD 2023

Lucan                                                             17                       11

Palmerstown-Fonthill                                       8                        8

The supports including Trading Online Voucher scheme, TAME (Export), Business Support Fund and Business Expansion Grants.