How ERDF is structured in Ireland

Ireland has two ERDF regional programmes managed by the Regional Assemblies. Focus areas: R&I, home energy retrofits, and urban regeneration under the Town Centres First framework.

ERDFReg. (EU) 2021/1058€853 million (2021–2027)

How the money reaches an organisation

Every level here can be asked for its own process map. That is the point of yours.

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European Commission — DG REGIO

Approves regional programmes under Reg. (EU) 2021/1058 · €396m EU contribution

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Dept. of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform & Digitalisation

Overall responsibility for EU Cohesion Policy; houses ERDF Audit Authority (Expenditure Mgmt & Structural Funds)

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Regional Assemblies — NWRA (€217m) and SRA (€663m)

Appointed Managing Authorities for the two ERDF regional programmes

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Intermediate Bodies: Enterprise Ireland · HEA · Research Ireland

Delegated responsibility for Priority 1 (Research & Innovation) under both programmes

👉 Your organisation sits at this level

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Project Implementers — HEIs, Local Authorities, SMEs, State Bodies

Universities, technological universities, councils delivering R&D, retrofits, urban regeneration

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Final Beneficiaries

Researchers, SMEs, energy-poor homeowners, communities in deprived town centres

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Audit Chain

ECA → OLAF → DPEIPSR&D Internal Audit (AA) → C&AG → Regional Assemblies → IBs → Implementers

Process maps under this programme

ERDF — Regional Development FundTo fund the buildings, equipment and infrastructure a region cannot fund by itself — so that the investment is still there and still working years after the programme closes.

Where this came from

Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (Common Provisions Regulation), Article 112 — Official Journal of the European Union

Read against the source on 2026-09-02.