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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG EmploymentAllocates ESF+ to Ireland under Reg. (EU) 2021/1057
2. DFHERIS — Managing AuthorityDept. of Further & Higher Education; houses ESF+ Policy & Operations Unit
3. Dept. of Rural & Community Development & the Gaeltacht (DRCDG)Lead national funder and policy authority for SICAP; delegates national management to Pobal
4. PobalManages SICAP nationally across 53 contract areas; administers ESF+ compliance
5. Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs)33 LCDCs approve annual plans, monitor Programme Implementers, manage local budgets
6. You are hereProgramme Implementers — NGOs & Community OrgsContracted across 53 lots to deliver frontline supports to individuals and groups
7. Final BeneficiariesLong-term unemployed, Travellers, Roma, migrants, lone parents, people with disabilities
8. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → Dept. of Education Audit Authority → C&AG → Pobal → LCDCs → Implementers

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG AGRI / EAFRDApproves Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027 under Reg. (EU) 2021/2115
2. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)Managing Authority and Paying Agency for Ireland's full CAP Strategic Plan
3. Dept. of Rural & Community Development & the Gaeltacht (DRCDG)Contracting Authority with delegated Paying Agency functions for the LEADER measure
4. Pobal (on behalf of DRCDG)Conducts Article 48 administrative checks on all LAG expenditure claims
5. Local Action Groups (LAGs) — 29 across IrelandSelect projects, manage contracts, monitor delivery within their rural sub-region
6. You are hereProject ImplementersBusinesses, farmers, community groups, social enterprises applying under thematic calls
7. Final BeneficiariesRural communities, entrepreneurs, farm families, community organisations
8. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → C&AG → DAFM → DRCDG → Pobal (Art. 48 checks) → LAGs → Implementers

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1. European Commission — DG EmploymentAllocates €508m EU co-financing to Ireland under Reg. (EU) 2021/1057
2. DFHERIS — Managing AuthorityHouses ESF+ Policy & Operations Unit; oversees intermediate bodies across all strands
3. Intermediate Bodies: SOLAS · HEA · Skillnet · Pobal · Dept. Social Protection + othersEach IB signs a delegation agreement with DFHERIS and verifies expenditure
4. ETBs (16) / HEIs / Skillnet Networks (70)Organise and deliver training and education at local and regional level
5. You are hereImplementing Orgs — NGOs, FET providers, CE schemes, community orgsDirectly deliver programmes to participants; must maintain participant-level ESF+ records
6. Final BeneficiariesUnemployed, NEETs, people with disabilities, migrants, low-skilled workers
7. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → Audit Authority (Dept. of Education) → C&AG → DFHERIS → IBs → Implementers

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1. European Commission — DG REGIOApproves regional programmes under Reg. (EU) 2021/1058 · €396m EU contribution
2. Dept. of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform & DigitalisationOverall responsibility for EU Cohesion Policy; houses ERDF Audit Authority (Expenditure Mgmt & Structural Funds)
3. Regional Assemblies — NWRA (€217m) and SRA (€663m)Appointed Managing Authorities for the two ERDF regional programmes
4. Intermediate Bodies: Enterprise Ireland · HEA · Research IrelandDelegated responsibility for Priority 1 (Research & Innovation) under both programmes
5. You are hereProject Implementers — HEIs, Local Authorities, SMEs, State BodiesUniversities, technological universities, councils delivering R&D, retrofits, urban regeneration
6. Final BeneficiariesResearchers, SMEs, energy-poor homeowners, communities in deprived town centres
7. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → DPEIPSR&D Internal Audit (AA) → C&AG → Regional Assemblies → IBs → Implementers

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission / ERDFIreland ETC allocation €293m under Reg. (EU) 2021/1059 — PEACE PLUS €235m, North West Europe €32.77m, Northern Periphery & Arctic €13.15m, Atlantic Area €13m
2. Irish Dept. of Public Expenditure + NI Dept. of FinanceJoint national authorities; co-sign Financing Agreement; provide co-financing
3. SEUPB — Managing Authority, Certifying Authority & Joint SecretariatCross-border GFA body; certifies all expenditure claims to the European Commission
4. Intermediate Bodies: Pobal (Change Maker) · East Border RegionPobal distributes up to €100k community grants under the €40m Change Maker Fund
5. Lead Partners — Local Councils & County CouncilsManage Local Action Plans across 17 local authority areas
6. You are hereCommunity & Voluntary Orgs, NGOs, Health, Education BodiesDeliver cross-border and cross-community projects with a peace/reconciliation dimension
7. Final BeneficiariesBorder communities: NI + Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo
8. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → NI DoF Audit Authority + Group of Auditors (DoF Ireland) → SEUPB → Lead Partners → NGOs

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Where the money comes from

1. EU General Budget — Heading 1€95.5 billion 2021–2027 · Single Market, Innovation and Digital
2. European Commission — DG Research & InnovationSets Work Programmes; delegates implementation to 5 executive agencies
3. EU Executive Agencies: ERCEA · REA · EISMEA · HaDEA · CINEA · EACEASign grant agreements DIRECTLY with beneficiaries — no national intermediary in the funding chain
4. DFHERIS · Enterprise Ireland · Taighde Éireann (support only)National Contact Points: help applicants prepare bids but do NOT channel funds
5. You are hereBeneficiary Organisations — direct grant holdersUniversities, research institutes, SMEs, NGOs — sign grant agreements directly with EU agencies
6. Final BeneficiariesResearchers, PhD students, SMEs, patients, European society benefiting from research outputs
7. Audit ChainECA → OLAF/EPPO → EC Executive Agencies (project audits) → CFS auditor (≥€325k) → Beneficiary

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1. European Commission — DG EACSets priorities and budget under Reg. (EU) 2021/817 · €26.2 billion 2021–2027
2. EACEA — European Education and Culture Executive AgencyManages centralised actions (KA2 large-scale); oversees and audits National Agencies
3. DFHERIS — Irish National AuthorityAppoints boards of Léargas and HEA; accountable to the Oireachtas via Vote 45
4. Léargas — National Agency (schools · VET · adult ed · youth · sport)Runs calls, awards grants, monitors projects; requires Final Report via Beneficiary Module within 60 days
5. HEA / EURIreland — National Agency (higher education)Funds universities and technological universities for mobility and cooperation
6. You are hereYour Organisation — Schools · ETBs · Universities · NGOs · Youth OrgsMust maintain: grant agreement + Annex 2, all mandatory mobility templates, participant records, Final Report
7. Final BeneficiariesStudents, apprentices, FET learners, school pupils, youth, adult learners, staff, researchers
8. Audit ChainECA → OLAF/EPPO → EACEA (audits NAs) → C&AG (audits Léargas/HEA) → DFHERIS → NAs → Your Organisation

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG REGIO€234m from the EU in the Financing Agreement of March 2023 — which is the €235m that Ireland commits to PEACE PLUS out of its ETC allocation under Reg. (EU) 2021/1059, as it lands in the financing table
2. Irish Govt (Dept. of Public Expenditure) + NI ExecutiveJoint co-sponsors of SEUPB; provide national co-financing
3. Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) — Managing AuthorityGood Friday Agreement institution; sole MA; project selection via Steering Committees
4. 11 NI District Councils + 6 Irish Border County CouncilsLead Local Action Plans; design investment plans with local communities
5. You are hereDelivery Partners — NGOs, Charities, Health, Education BodiesCross-community and cross-border projects with a peace/reconciliation dimension
6. Final BeneficiariesBorder communities, victims of the Troubles, cross-community participants, young people
7. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → SEUPB Audit Authority + Group of Auditors (DoF Ireland + DoF NI) → Lead Partners → NGOs

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1. European Commission — DG HOMEIreland: €53.10m EU + €10.42m national and beneficiary co-financing (January 2025). The thematic facility can add more in later years, so the figure grows.
2. Dept. of Children, Disability and Equality — Funds Administration Unit (MA)Managing Authority (contact: amif@equality.gov.ie); issues grants directly to NGOs via competitive calls
3. Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC)Cross-departmental oversight forum — coordination role only, no funds pass through it
4. No formal regional bodyGrants go directly to implementers; no LCDC-equivalent layer exists for AMIF
5. You are hereImplementing Orgs — NGOs, Public Bodies, Voluntary Orgse.g. Crosscare, Nasc, Doras, Jesuit Refugee Service, Irish Refugee Council, SPIRASI
6. Final BeneficiariesAsylum seekers, international protection applicants, refugees, migrants, unaccompanied minors
7. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → Dept. of Children, Disability and Equality Internal Audit → C&AG → Oireachtas PAC → Funds Admin Unit → Recipients

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG Employment (ESF+) / DG Home (AMIF)Allocates funds under Reg. (EU) 2021/1057 (ESF+) or Reg. (EU) 2021/1147 (AMIF)
2. Managing Authority — DFHERIS (ESF+) / Dept. Justice (AMIF)Houses Policy & Operations Unit; manages Intermediate Bodies; responsible for CPR Art. 74 verifications
3. Intermediate Body — Pobal / Dept. Social Protection / otherAdministers grants; conducts management verifications (administrative and on-the-spot) per CPR Art. 74
4. You are hereYour NGO — Funded Service ProviderMust maintain: participant consent, eligibility records, activity logs, case notes, financial records, output indicators
5. Final BeneficiariesMigrants, asylum seekers, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, families in crisis
6. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → Audit Authority (Dept. Education) → C&AG → Managing Authority → Intermediate Body → Your NGO

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG EmploymentESF+ Reg. (EU) 2021/1057 covers employment support for disadvantaged groups under Art. 4(1)
2. Managing Authority — DFHERISOversees ESF+ EIST programme; delegates to Intermediate Bodies by strand
3. Intermediate Body — Pobal / DSP / otherConducts administrative and on-the-spot management verifications per CPR Art. 74
4. You are hereYour WISE — Beneficiary OrganisationMust document: employment contract, eligibility evidence (before start), payslips, attendance, outcomes
5. Employees / ParticipantsLong-term unemployed, NEETs, people with disabilities, ex-offenders, migrants at point of entry
6. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → Audit Authority (Dept. Education) → C&AG → DFHERIS → Intermediate Body → Your WISE

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG Employment / DG RegioFunding via ESF+ (Reg. 2021/1057) or ERDF (Reg. 2021/1058) under CPR 2021/1060
2. Managing Authority (varies by programme)Could be DFHERIS (ESF+), DPENDR (ERDF), or another MA — confirm from your grant agreement
3. Intermediate Body / Local Authority / LEOAdministers your grant; conducts management verifications; manages your audit trail
4. You are hereYour Community Enterprise / Social Co-opMaintains: financial records, beneficiary records, activity logs, procurement evidence, board minutes
5. Community BeneficiariesLocal residents, service users, members of disadvantaged groups served by the enterprise
6. Audit ChainECA → OLAF → Audit Authority → C&AG → Managing Authority → Intermediate Body → Your Enterprise

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Where the money comes from

1. European Commission — DG Regional & Urban PolicyAllocates ERDF under Reg. (EU) 2021/1058; Joint Audit Directorate performs EU-level audits of operations
2. Managing Authority (Ireland — varies by OP)⚠️ Confirm your specific Managing Authority from your grant agreement / Operational Programme documents
3. Intermediate Body / Government DepartmentConducts CPR Art. 74 management verifications; administrative and on-the-spot checks
4. You are hereYour Local Authority — the beneficiary on the grant agreementIn EU wording you are the beneficiary, which confuses everyone: it means you hold the grant, not that you receive the service. Responsible for procurement compliance, works delivery, financial reporting and document retention — 5 years from 31 December of the year of final payment.
5. Final BeneficiariesThe people who use what gets built: residents, businesses, commuters, visitors — the ones an on-the-spot verification visit expects to find actually using it.
6. Audit Chain + Annual OTSVECA → Joint Audit Directorate → Audit Authority → C&AG → Managing Authority → IB → Local Authority

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1. European Commission / ESF+Co-finances SOLAS FET programmes under Reg. (EU) 2021/1057
2. DFHERIS — Managing Authority & ESF+ Policy UnitManages Ireland's ESF+ EIST programme; oversees SOLAS delegation agreement; houses Audit Authority contact
3. SOLAS — Funding & Verification AuthorityAllocates and verifies FET budgets across ETBs; administers procurement and contract compliance
4. ETB — Contracting Body (16 ETBs nationally)Contract training providers; conduct monitoring visits; maintain PLSS & TACS records; issue payment
5. You are hereYour Training Organisation — Contracted ProviderMust produce on audit: attendance records, QA records, financial records, procurement records, H&S/Safety Statement, PLSS/TACS data, trainee resource material
6. Learners / TraineesUnemployed adults, NEETs, upskilling workers, apprentices across FET provision
7. Audit Chain (retain per CPR Art. 82 + your contract)ECA → OLAF → Dept. Education (Audit Authority) → C&AG → DFHERIS → SOLAS → ETB → Your Organisation

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Miestna akčná skupina (MAS)
2. Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR (MPRV SR) ako riadiaci orgán
3. Kancelária MAS
4. manažér MAS
5. Žiadateľ a odborní hodnotitelia MAS
6. Výberová komisia MAS a Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra (PPA)
7. Prijímateľ (žiadateľ) v súčinnosti s MAS
8. Prijímateľ a PPA (administratívna finančná kontrola a kontrola na mieste)
9. PPA, monitorovací výbor MAS, prijímateľ

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Obec, mesto alebo MVO ako spolupracujúci subjekt; Implementačná agentúra MPSVR SR (Implea) ako koordinátor národného projektu
2. Obec
3. MVO ako poskytovateľ sociálnej služby; samosprávny kraj (VÚC) ako registrujúci orgán
4. MVO ako zamestnávateľ; odborný garant KC
5. NDC alebo metodik pre TSP (Implea)
6. Terénny sociálny pracovník a odborný garant priamo v teréne
7. komunitnom centre
8. Koordinátor projektu (Implea) a MPSVR SR ako sprostredkovateľský orgán
9. MPSVR SR (sprostredkovateľský orgán) a MIRRI SR (riadiaci orgán Programu Slovensko)

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Sprostredkovateľ ÚPSVR (oddelenie sprostredkovania zamestnania)
2. Uchádzač o zamestnanie alebo zamestnávateľ v súčinnosti s ÚPSVR
3. Riaditeľ úradu ÚPSVR
4. oddelenie aktívnych opatrení trhu práce
5. Poskytovateľ vzdelávania alebo zamestnávateľ a účastník, pod dohľadom ÚPSVR
6. Ekonomický úsek ÚPSVR
7. ÚPSVR v spolupráci s MPSVR SR (Program Slovensko)
8. Kontrolný útvar ÚPSVR, MPSVR SR ako sprostredkovateľský orgán, Ministerstvo financií SR (orgán auditu a certifikačný orgán)

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Vzdelávacia inštitúcia → Ministerstvo školstva, výskumu, vývoja a mládeže SR (MŠVVaM SR) – certifikácia inštitúcie; Aliancia sektorových rád – posúdenie programu
2. MPSVR SR ako sprostredkovateľský orgán
3. ÚPSVR (národný projekt Zručnosti pre trh práce)
4. Uchádzač o zamestnanie a referent úradu práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny (ÚPSVR)
5. Lektor a certifikovaná vzdelávacia inštitúcia (s akreditovaným programom)
6. Skúšobná komisia vzdelávacej inštitúcie
7. Ekonomický útvar ÚPSVR
8. MPSVR SR (sprostredkovateľský orgán), MIRRI SR (riadiaci orgán Programu Slovensko) a orgán auditu

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Sekcia regionálneho rozvoja MIRRI SR (riadiaci orgán); žiadateľ (obec, mesto, VÚC, príspevková
2. nezisková organizácia)
3. Odborní hodnotitelia a hodnotiaca komisia Sekcie regionálneho rozvoja MIRRI SR
4. MIRRI SR (riadiaci orgán) a prijímateľ
5. Prijímateľ ako verejný obstarávateľ; kontrolu VO vykonáva Sekcia regionálneho rozvoja MIRRI SR, pri nadlimitných zákazkách aj Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie (ÚVO)
6. Prijímateľ (stavebný dozor, projektový manažér) v súčinnosti so Sekciou regionálneho rozvoja MIRRI SR
7. Prijímateľ; overuje Sekcia regionálneho rozvoja MIRRI SR, certifikáciu voči EK zabezpečuje Platobný orgán (Ministerstvo financií SR)
8. Kontrolóri MIRRI SR, Orgán auditu (Ministerstvo financií SR), prípadne NKÚ SR alebo Európska komisia
9. OLAF

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Vedúci partner (Lead Partner) v spolupráci s cezhraničnými partnermi projektu
2. Vedúci partner ako žiadateľ, v mene celého partnerstva
3. Spoločný technický sekretariát a nezávislí odborní hodnotitelia, rozhodnutie Monitorovacieho výboru
4. Riadiaci orgán (MIRRI SR) v spolupráci s Národným orgánom partnerského štátu
5. Vedúci partner a projektoví partneri, koordinácia cez ITMS2014+
6. Kontrolór prvého stupňa — na slovenskej strane útvar MIRRI SR, na českej strane Centrum pro regionální rozvoj ČR (CRR)
7. Certifikačný orgán a Orgán auditu — obe funkcie na strane SR vykonáva Ministerstvo financií SR

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Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. Štatutárny zástupca žiadateľa
2. konzorciálny koordinátor
3. Národná agentúra Erasmus+ (SAAIC) — hodnotitelia a kontraktačné oddelenie
4. Erasmus+ koordinátor na vysielajúcej
5. prijímajúcej organizácii
6. Výberová komisia inštitúcie (Erasmus+ koordinátor + garant
7. vyučujúci)
8. Účastník mobility a prijímajúca organizácia
9. hostiteľská firma

Čo sa deje vo vašej organizácii

Kto v tomto procese rozhoduje

1. MV SR — Sekcia európskych programov (Odbor európskych programov)
2. Žiadateľ (štátna inštitúcia, samospráva, MVO)
3. Hodnotiaca komisia MV SR
4. MV SR a prijímateľ NFP
5. Prijímateľ NFP
6. Prijímateľ → MV SR (administratívna finančná kontrola)
7. Kontrolóri MV SR
8. orgán auditu

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