Ruairí Ó Murchú
Question:1090. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on the pandemic unemployment payment supports. [40981/21]
View answerTuesday, 27 July 2021
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To date the total expenditure by the Department of Social Protection on the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment since its introduction in March 2020 is approximately €8.3 billion.
The total expenditure to date on the Covid-19 Enterprise Support Grant since its introduction in August 2020 is approximately €8.7 million.
I trust that this clarifies the position for the Deputy at this time.