Irish firms hit by Brexit will be able to apply for relief from a $370m ( $370m ) government loan scheme. In the last budget, €14m was set aside for the Department of Enterprise as part of the scheme. Another €9m was granted to the European Investment Fund , ensuring that at least 40% of the money will be available for food firms. This €300m can be leveraged to offer a total of €300m after the signing of a counter guarantee through the Department of Agriculture . In October’s budget, €14 million was allocated to the Department of Enterprise for the scheme, together with €9 million for the Department of Agriculture, which will ensure at least 40 per cent of the fund will be available to food businesses. The scheme will be open to applications from eligible firms with up to 449 staff from the next 18 months .
Irish firms hit by Brexit will be able to apply for relief from a $370m ( $370m ) government loan scheme. In the last budget, €14m was set aside for the Department of Enterprise as part of the scheme. Another €9m was granted to the European Investment Fund , ensuring that at least 40% of the money will be available for food firms. This €300m can be leveraged to offer a total of €300m after the signing of a counter guarantee through the Department of Agriculture . The scheme will be open to applications from eligible firms with up to 449 staff from the next 18 months .