With new government policies on decarbonisation, rising energy costs and shifting consumer expectations, sustainability is now at the top of every business agenda. With GreenPlus, we can help your business to prepare for a greener, more sustainable future.
Údarás na Gaeltachta clients seeking to increase environmental management and staff capabilities.
When you have discussed the application with your advisor and you’re ready to apply and an application form will be provided to you by your advisor.
If the company has already initiated a GreenPlus project before submitting an application to Údarás na Gaeltachta, the application and associated expenditure will not be accepted.
Eligible costs include:
For more information including eligible activities, download GreenPlus Assignment Guidelines (.docx).
Údarás na Gaeltachta will provide grant funding for 50% of the eligible project costs up to a maximum of €100,000 (€50,000 grant).
Under Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) (2021-2026), projects supporting the digital and climate transition of enterprise are being funded through the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. This covers projects that will facilitate emissions reductions as part of a decarbonisation plan.
All projects supported under the Climate Planning Fund for Business must comply with relevant EU and national environmental legislation and in particular with the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01). Specifically, the following projects are not eligible:
1 Except projects under this measure in power and/or heat generation, as well as related transmission and distribution infrastructure, using natural gas, that are compliant with the conditions set out in Annex III of the ‘Do no significant harm’ Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
2 Where the activity supported achieves projected greenhouse gas emissions that are not substantially lower than the relevant benchmarks an explanation of the reasons why this is not possible should be provided. Benchmarks established for free allocation for activities falling within the scope of the Emissions Trading System, as set out in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447.
3 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in plants exclusively dedicated to treating non-recyclable hazardous waste, and to existing plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, capturing exhaust gases for storage or use or recovering materials from incineration ashes, provided such actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level.
4 This exclusion does not apply to actions under this measure in existing mechanical biological treatment plants, where the actions under this measure are for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency or retrofitting to recycling operations of separated waste to compost bio-waste and anaerobic digestion of bio-waste, provided such actions under this measure do not result in an increase of the plants’ waste processing capacity or in an extension of the lifetime of the plants; for which evidence is provided at plant level.
A listing of services providers is published by Enterprise Ireland here Green Service Providers Directory (.xlsx).
A company may select a service provider who is on this Directory or it may select a service provider not on the Directory, in either case, sufficient information must be provided to Údarás na Gaeltachta/Enterprise Ireland to show that the proposed service provider is qualified and has successfully completed similar assignments previously.
Any provider delivering services under this scheme must not be a direct or indirect employee or director of the recipient company.
Údarás na Gaeltachta/Enterprise Ireland makes no guarantees, either explicit or implied, about the qualifications or suitability of individuals on the list of service providers. Údarás na Gaeltachta/Enterprise Ireland will not be responsible for any losses or damages resulting from a company’s choice to hire such a service provider.
A listing of available sustainability training courses and providers is published by Enterprise Ireland on their website. This is not an exhaustive list of training courses and programmes and is updated monthly with new and suggested courses. For any queries regarding the training directory – please contact green@enterprise-ireland.com.
Note, training to upskill teams to be able to monitor, measure and report inhouse, develop an ESG strategy, KPIs and targets (with a focus on environmental activities) informed by CSRD European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) is eligible.