Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2023
66. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding allocated for restart grants under the Supplementary Estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9145/23]
View answerThe Restart Grant Scheme and its successor Restart Grant Plus Scheme were operational in 2020. It was launched in May 2020 and closed for applications on 31st October 2020.
The 31 local authorities who operated the scheme received a total of 123,185 applications, of which 108,489 were successful. Overall Scheme cost was €632.4m, provided from the Department’s 2020 Vote. Of this total, €297,920 was made in 2021 on foot of finalisation of approved items. The Scheme was superseded by the CRSS, operated by the Revenue Commissioners.
As the Restart Grant Scheme was part of the Government's early response to assist businesses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, and is now closed, no DETE funding has been sought in the supplementary estimate for 2023.
