Government Brexit Programmes, Funds and Supports
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Brexit represents a significant challenge for businesses in Ireland, which can’t be underestimated. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the economic context in which the end of the transition period is taking place, along with the capacity of Irish business to prepare. That’s why Government, working with industry bodies and business groups, have made available a range of business supports, including financial, upskilling, and advisory supports to prepare for Brexit.
The Government’s July Jobs Stimulus provided more than €7 billion worth of stimulus and support measures to help businesses and people impacted by COVID-19. These supports can already assist businesses improve their resilience and prepare ahead of the end of the transition period. The July Jobs Stimulus also included a €20 million Brexit package to help businesses involved in exporting and importing with the UK to prepare for the new customs arrangements and regulatory requirements that will apply from 1 January 2021. In addition to the Brexit supports already available, this includes a new “Ready for Customs” grant of up to €9,000 available through Enterprise Ireland.
An overview of the range of Brexit supports available and where you can find further details is below.
There is an ongoing calendar of Government events across the country. For details of upcoming events in your sector or locality, please visit here.
As a first key step, there are a number of tools that businesses can use to self-assess their Brexit readiness and identify what areas of their businesses might be most impacted or need the most attention.
For companies in any sector: Use Enterprise Ireland's Brexit Scorecard to get an overall sense of your preparedness, and check out the Brexit Preparedness Checklist which outlines the essential actions to take to ensure you are ready to trade with the UK on 1 January 2021.
For those in food, drink or horticulture: Use the Bord Bia Brexit Action Plan and Readiness Radar.
For those in tourism: Use Fáilte Ireland’s Brexit Readiness Check
There is a broad range of programmes and advisory supports in place depending on your specific business needs.
For all businesses: InterTradeIreland’s Brexit Advisory Service provides a range of practical advice, support and information for businesses on Brexit related issues.
For small and micro businesses: The Local Enterprise Office network is running a nationwide Brexit Mentor Programme to support business owners and managers.
For those who export: Enterprise Ireland ran a series of Brexit Advisory Clinics nationwide which provided information and practical support. The key takeouts from the series can be found here. Enterprise Ireland also ran a series of Brexit Webinars with information and key tips that will help your business mitigate some of the risks of Brexit.
If you work in food, drink, fisheries or horticulture: Bord Bia’s Brexit Action Plan provides information on supply chain, currency, customs and international market diversification opportunities for the sector.
The new National Food Innovation Hub at the Teagasc Moorepark Campus provides infrastructure, expertise and opportunities to SMEs to innovate and engage in research activities in an affordable way.
In addition to the current supports open to the Irish seafood sector, Bord Iascaigh Mhara has a range of supports for seafood businesses to prepare for Brexit. Companies can avail of specific mentoring and consultancy of up to two days to help develop their Brexit strategy to mitigate associated risks. To apply for the Brexit Support Programme, please email brexit@bim.ie .
If you work in tourism: Through its 'Get Brexit Ready' programme, Fáilte Ireland offers a set of supports, to help tourism businesses meet Brexit-related challenges such as development supports, training programmes, and insights and market intelligence.
Any company considering a market diversification strategy should be aware that companies in Ireland have access to the benefits of the full range of EU Free Trade Agreements, including those recently concluded with Japan, Singapore and Canada.
The EUs Free Trade Agreements with third countries help to open new markets, break down barriers and provide new opportunities for Irish based firms. In particular, agri-food businesses who often face the toughest barriers in exporting to third Countries. Brexit has reinforced the importance of accelerating the delivery of EU trade deals with leading economies and regional blocs. Further information is available here .
Guidance and tools for managing currency exposure are available here.
In response to Brexit, a number of financial supports have been introduced to help address the challenges that it presents for Irish business. These include:
A range of supports to upskill staff within your business have been developed across key areas to address the challenges of Brexit including customs clearance, supply chain management, and marketing. These include:
Businesses can also avail of existing training supports through:
Further information on these training and upskilling supports is available from Getting Business Brexit Ready: Upskilling .
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