The Kerry County Council is seeking applications for its Outdoor Seating & Accessories for Tourism & Hospitality Business Scheme.
Sponsoring Agency: Kerry 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
The Kerry County Council is seeking applications for its Outdoor Seating & Accessories for Tourism & Hospitality Business Scheme.
The focus of the Outdoor Seating & Accessories for Tourism & Hospitality Business Scheme is to provide a level of financial support to tourism and hospitality businesses, in town centres, 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.
What Items are considered eligible for the scheme?
• Outside 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 Kerry County Council.
Screens/windbreakers must be agreed with Kerry County Council and will be subject to the following conditions:
• Screens to be plain, coloured or neutral canvas type, not more than 1.1 metres 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 Kerry 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 Kerry County Council or have a payment plan in place.
More information at: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/outdoor-dining-enhancement-scheme/
