Pearse Doherty
Question:103. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of employers who have applied to the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and the number of employees who applied in this regard. [5292/20]
View answerWednesday, 13 May 2020
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On 9 April 2020, Revenue published an initial set of statistics on the operation of the TWSS. These statistics are available at:
https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/number-of-taxpayers-and-returns/covid-19-wage-subsidy-scheme-statistics.aspx .
The statistics cover the operation of the TWSS to 7 May. The data published include the cost of the scheme to date, numbers of employers and employees in receipt of payments under the scheme and breakdowns of the employee and employer numbers by size of business, sector of activity, location and number of employees. I am advised that Revenue is continuing to undertake further analysis of TWSS and will publish updated and expanded statistics on a regular basis. These updates will be published at the link noted above.
As of 12 May 2020, over 53,400 employers had registered for the TWSS, representing over 470,500 employees, while Revenue has paid out some € 890 million in wage subsidy payments under the scheme.