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Annual Report 2010 Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2010 Investing in your Future Supporting the Creation & Development of Local Enterprise Limerick County Enterprise Board is one of 35 Boards assisted by the E.U. and the Irish Government under Ireland’s EU Structural Funds Programmes 2007-2013 1 Enda Kenny at opening of Broadford Enterprise Centre NSEA Gael Coláiste Uí Chonba, Newcastle West 1st Place Intermediate Category NSEA Coláiste Mhuire, Askeaton NSEA Coláiste Na Trócaire, Rathkeale 1st Place Senior Category 1st Place Junior Category 2 Contents Page Chairman’s Foreword 4 Report of Chief Executive Officer 5 5 Background 7 The Structure of the Board 9 Measure 1 – Selective Financial Assistance 10 Approvals 11 Payments 15 Measure 2 – Entrepreneurial and Capability Development 17 European Globalisation Fund 24 Customer Care Charter 25 Overview of Energy Usage in 2010 29 Accounts & Financial Statements 30 Limerick County Enterprise Board, Lissanalta House, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick Tel: 061 496520 Fax: 061 583954 Email: [email protected] www.lcoeb.ie 3 Chairman’s Foreword 2010 was a very challenging up this committee, it ensured a common approach was taken year for Limerick County to all evaluations regardless of which county they came from. Enterprise Board for many The Board also played its role in administering the EGF fund different reasons. The banking and held a number of additional meetings to ensure that crisis continued to deepen projects were approved without delay. and unemployment soared nationally to in excess of In addition to the Dell EGF Fund, the Board with its staff of 450,000. Budgets for Enterprise four continued to roll out its own range of enterprise supports Boards were also reduced to the SME sector in the county. During the year, 671 people substantially and this restricted attended over 28 training programmes organized by the our ability to offer our normal Board and 20 businesses were approved for direct financial suite of assistance to the assistance. SME sector. The European Globalisation Fund to support I wish to acknowledge the efforts of the C.E.O. Ned Toomey ex Dell employees was launched in February 2010. The total and his staff in offering a professional and dedicated fund was €22 million of which €1.455 million was allocated enterprise support service in these challenging times. I would to Enterprise Boards in the Mid-West. also like to acknowledge and thank my fellow Board members and the Evaluation Committee for their help and support The roll out of the European Globalisation Fund (EGF) was one during 2010. of the most demanding projects the Enterprise Board has ever undertaken. At the initial launch Limerick County Enterprise Board received in excess of 250 applications requesting financial support to set-up their own enterprises. The affect of administering the fund resulted in the Board’s activity being increased four-fold. To manage the overall EGF Programme a steering group was set-up and the CEO of Limerick County Enterprise Board represented the Mid-West Enterprise Boards on this committee. The Enterprise Board also set-up a separate Evaluation Committee to deal with business proposals from ex Dell workers. The committee consisted of representatives Jimmy Feane of the Evaluation Committees from Clare, Limerick City and Chairman County and North Tipperary. By setting 4 Report of Chief Executive Officer Following on from the of Enterprise Innovation and Jobs identified additional funds downturn and difficult of €3.3 million for the Enterprise Boards. Limerick County trading position in previous Enterprise Board received €120,000 of this additional funding. years, 2010 was yet another These funds were invested in five companies which will result challenging year for the in twelve jobs being created in the short-term and twenty in Board. I am confident that the long-term. we utilized the resources available to us The Board continues to support communities in the county to for maximum benefit to our develop Enterprise Centres. These centres are proving very clients and for this I would successful in supporting start up business and creating like to thank the Board, the employment in towns throughout the County. Two more were Evaluation Committee and completed in 2010 at Kilmallock and Broadford. These two the staff for their support, units are now fully occupied and will create much needed jobs commitment and effort in their respective towns. during the year. We are currently in the process of constructing another The Chairman outlined the Boards response to the Dell Enterprise Centre at Kantoher which will be completed situation and our efforts and commitment to this task. One in 2011. Two more centres, one at Croom and one at of the main challenges was the increased activity due to the Ballylanders are at planning stage and should be completed by additional funds which we received to invest in the various 2013. enterprises promoted by the ex Dell employees. The staff were required to put procedures in place to ensure that all ex The main challenge in 2011 will be to ensure that the Dell employees were given an opportunity to access support maximum amount of funds can be drawn down from the from the fund. To date Limerick County Enterprise Board has EGF fund prior to June 29th 2011 which is the final date for approved 99 projects for funding, the total amount approved payments from this fund. I am confident the staff and the for these projects is €1.643 million. Board can rise to this challenge and will result in the Board out performing our targets set by at least 200%. During 2010 the Boards introduced new financial instruments which give greater flexibility to our suite of financial supports to new and existing businesses. The Priming and Business Expansion grants allow the Board to support businesses that need to purchase capital equipment, employment grants, marketing, training and consultancy. These packages of direct financial supports are tailored to meet the demands of the Ned Toomey current day entrepreneur. In October 2010 the Department CEO 5 Background 6 Background Limerick County Enterprise Board is one of 35 Boards The County Enterprise Boards are funded under The established throughout the State under the Operational Innovation & Knowledge Economy of Ireland’s EU Structural Programme for Local Urban and Rural Development Funds Programmes 2007-2013. 1994/1999 and given legislative status by the Government under the Industrial Development Act 1995. The Board This measure is designed to support the development and consists of 15 members appointed by the Minister for competitiveness of local enterprise and promote the move Enterprise and Employment and these members represent the of such enterprise up the value chain. The funding for this different interests in County Limerick as follows: measure includes support from the European Regional Development Funds. • Members of Limerick County Council 4 Under the micro enterprise measure, two different areas of • Social Partners (IBEC, SIPTU, Farming Organisations) 3 action are prescribed under which County Enterprise Boards • Nominees of Agencies (Teagasc, FÁS, Fáilte Ireland, are permitted to issue funding. The two measures are as County Manager, Enterprise Ireland) 5 follows: • Ministerial Nominees 1 MEASURE 1 • Other Nominees (Ballyhoura Development Ltd., Selective Financial Intervention: financial assistance to projects. West Limerick Resources Ltd.) 2 MEASURE 2 The Board held its inaugural meeting on the 5th October Entrepreneurial and Capability Development: training, 1993. It was incorporated in the Companies Office as a promoting an enterprise culture and mentoring. Company limited by guarantee on the 26th September 1994. The raison d’être of County Enterprise Boards was described by the then Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Mr. Ruairi Quinn T.D., at the launch of County Enterprise Initiative in Autumn 1993 as follows : “The objective of the County Enterprise Boards will be strategic and the funding available to them should provide a new source of much-needed support for local enterprise initiatives. The County Enterprise Boards have been given clear enterprise and job creation objectives and are responsible for business areas not already covered by the State Industrial Development Agencies.” 7 The Structure of the Board 8 The Structure of the Board The Board has a total membership of 15 and constitutes a The Board is supported by an Evaluation Committee of 5 local partnership of elected representatives, the social partners, members, which makes recommendations to the Board in community representatives, the employers sector and relation to applications for grant assistance. The members of representatives of State Agencies. The Board members are the Evaluation Committee are: as follows: James Feane Assistant County Manager Judy Tighe Allied Irish Bank, Croom & Adare Mary Fitzgerald Fáilte Ireland Director Catherine Hogan Enterprise Ireland Shay Riordan West Limerick Resources Limited Sean Murphy Business Consultant Peter Clifford FÁS Oliver Killeen Limerick Co. Council Jerome Scanlon Limerick County Council Colin Ryan Bank of Ireland, Limerick Michael Collins Limerick County Council Executive and administrative back-up to the Board and the Carmel Fox Ballyhoura Development Evaluation Committee is provided by a staff of 4 persons. Fachtna O’Driscoll Teagasc Phyllis O’Halloran Ministerial Nominee Ned Toomey Chief Executive Officer David Naughton Limerick County Council Michael Cantwell Assistant Chief Executive Officer John Mc Inerney IBEC/CIF Agnes Relihan Business Advisor Frank Prendergast S.I.P.T.U. Heather Supple Office Manager Mary Harty Limerick County Council Liam Woulfe I.C.O.S. I.C.O.S. Mary Wixted Enterprise Ireland L-R: Mary Rogan, Sean Murphy, Catherine Hogan, Judy Tighe, Oliver Killeen. 9 Measure One Selective Financial Assistance 10 Measure One The following are the statistics in relation to applications Applications Paid received and processed by the Board during the period 1st Capital/Investment 3 January, 2010 to the 31st December, 2010.
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