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Employment Grants

Financial assistance for job creation

This is a grant to cover the cost of employing staff on a full-time or part-time basis.

Who is it for?

You might be eligible if: 

  • You are a small to medium business
  • Your business is developing, expanding and located in a Gaeltacht region


Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.


What do you get?

  • Grant aid to cover the cost of employing staff on a full-time or part-time basis. The financial help will vary depending on skill level, the related cost of staff and the geographic location of a project
  • Half of the grant aid is paid when the job commences and the balance is normally paid when the job has been in existence for six months

What can it be used for?

  • For financial assistance towards the cost of creating jobs
  • This is calculated by reference to the expected wage costs over the first two years of jobs created as a result of an initial investment project

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