COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2024

QUESTION NO.45

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update or report on the €200k allocated under the 2024 budget to fund increased supports to business in receipt of the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to promote e-commerce capability.

REPLY:

The Trading Online Voucher scheme is funding by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) is aimed at established microbusinesses, including sole traders, with little of no trading online capability, operating in sectors where the market has not already compelled them to develop this capability.

The scheme offers a grant of up to €2,500 (subject to match funding) to help micro-enterprises (10 employees of less) to develop their ecommerce capability, and in turn reap the positive enterprise impacts of trading online.

The application process for the Trading Online Voucher Scheme is a competitive process and is available to businesses with

• Limited or no trading online presence
• 10 or less employees
• Turnover of less than €2m
• Applicant business must be trading for at least 6 months*
• Business must be located in the area covered by the LEO to whom they make their application i.e. South Dublin LEO cannot accept applications from businesses located outside our jurisdiction. 
• Previous voucher recipients may apply for a second voucher