Sponsoring Agency: Cavan County Council
Type of Fund: Grant
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/30/2021
Size of the Fund: Less than USD $50,000
Fáilte Ireland’s new Outdoor Dining Enhancement Investment Scheme, delivered locally in partnership with Cavan County Council, will work to facilitate greater capacity in outdoor dining by supporting hospitality businesses with implementing weather-proofing solutions which will facilitate year-round outdoor dining.
The focus of this scheme is to provide a level of financial support to tourism and hospitality businesses, to purchase or upgrade equipment to provide additional outdoor seating and, therefore, increase their outdoor dining capacity for the summer of 2021. This scheme will financially assist and support independent tourism and hospitality business owners to create outdoor dining experiences in a regulated and accessible manner. Funding under the scheme is only available to existing businesses.
Funding Information
• The scheme will provide for up to 75% of the ex-VAT cost of equipment purchased/installed with a maximum allowable contribution of up to €4,000 per applicant.
• Expenditure must be incurred between 1st April 2020 and 30th September 2021 and payment will be made to approved applicants on submission of receipts and photography of furniture in situ.
• Failure to have a Section 254 Licence or planning permission where required will result in a delay in grant payment.
What Items are considered eligible for the scheme?
• Tables
• Chairs
• Umbrellas
• Electric heaters
• Screens/windbreaks
• Plant stands
• Wooden Platform
The tables and chairs or other furniture shall be of robust and stable construction to prevent movement in adverse weather conditions and be agreed with the Council.
Screens/windbreakers must be agreed with the Council and will be subject to the following conditions;
• Screens to be plain, coloured or neutral canvas type, not more than 1 metre high, spanning between or framed by simple metal type posts.
• Screens to be manufactured from flame/fire retardant material.
• Base plates or weighted bases to screening posts must not extend outside the licensed area.
• All screens, posts and bases must be demountable.
• Screens must be sufficiently robust to prevent overturning in adverse weather conditions.
• No advertising apart from the name of the premises to be used on the screens, without the permission of Cavan County Council.
Eligibility Criteria
• The scheme is open to attractions, hotels, restaurants, cafes, public houses or other tourism and hospitality business establishments where food is sold for consumption on the premises.
• Those premises that have no commercial rates outstanding to Cavan County Council or have a payment plan in place. (Please note: the commercial rates due eligibility clause is in respect of premises that have paid their rates demand for the period up to 31st December 2019 or a payment plan is in place with Cavan County Council.)
More information at: http://www.cavancoco.ie/outdoor-dining.htm
