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LEO Digital for Business & AI Voucher (€5k at 50%) Application Checklist

Step-by-step document schedule, eligibility rules, and assessor compliance items needed before submitting your application to Local Enterprise Office (Ireland).

🇮🇪 Ireland
Local Enterprise Office (Ireland)
Funding: €2,700 – €5,000 Voucher (50%–80% Grant Funding)
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1. Entity & Geographic Eligibility

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Registered business base in Ireland

Assessor Mandatory

Must operate with commercial premises or trading address registered within the jurisdiction of Local Enterprise Office (Ireland).

Headcount under 10 full-time staff

Assessor Mandatory

Official enterprise limit of fewer than 10 employees (including active founder-directors).

Trading history under 60 months

Assessor Mandatory

Must be within early-stage establishment window (less than 60 months since commencement of commercial sales or incorporation).

2. Required Assessor Document Pack

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Trading micro-enterprise with 1 to 10 full-time equivalent employees

Assessor Mandatory

Ensure this item is fully drafted, proofread, and signed off prior to submitting the formal application.

3 competitive independent written quotes from qualified digital/software agencies

Ensure this item is fully drafted, proofread, and signed off prior to submitting the formal application.

Completed Digital Health Check / Needs Assessment with LEO consultant

Ensure this item is fully drafted, proofread, and signed off prior to submitting the formal application.

Tax Clearance Access Number (TCAN)

Assessor Mandatory

Ensure this item is fully drafted, proofread, and signed off prior to submitting the formal application.

3. Procurement & 3-Quote Rules

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3 independent, written supplier quotes for each external work package

Assessor Mandatory

Assessor rule requires 3 genuine, independent commercial quotations from registered businesses for software build, consultancy, or equipment.

Arms-length supplier independence confirmation

Assessor Mandatory

Suppliers must have zero financial, familial, or shareholding affiliation with any startup director or founder.

4. Budget & Matching Funds Verification

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Proof of 50% matching founder funds in bank account

Assessor Mandatory

Because LEO Digital for Business & AI Voucher (€5k at 50%) provides a 50% grant rate, you must verify access to the remaining 50% co-funding in your bank statement.

Zero retrospective expenditure prior to formal approval

Assessor Mandatory

Ensure no deposits, invoices, or purchase orders have been signed or paid before receiving the formal Letter of Offer.

Assessor Timing & Retrospective Warning

Reimbursed upon completion of the implementation and submission of supplier paid invoice and proof of bank payment.

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