The European Commission recently adopted a positive assessment of Ireland’s recovery and resilience plan. This is an important step towards the EU disbursing €989 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to Ireland.

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) provides €800 billion to support investments and reforms across the EU.

As detailed in a press release issued by the Commission, their assessment finds that Ireland’s plan devotes 42 percent of the plan’s total allocation to measures that support climate objectives. This includes measures supporting energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, biodiversity and ecosystems.

The Commission’s assessment of Ireland’s plan finds that it devotes 32 percent of its total allocation to measures that support the digital transition. This includes measures enhancing connectivity, supporting the digitalisation of the public administration and of enterprises and contributing to up-skilling in the educational system.

The control systems put in place by Ireland are considered adequate to protect the financial interests of the European Union. The plan provides sufficient details on how national authorities will prevent, detect and correct instances of conflict of interest, corruption and fraud relating to the use of funds.

The EU Council have four weeks from Friday, 16 July to adopt the Commission’s proposal for a Council Implementing Decision to provide €989 million in grants to Ireland under the RRF.