Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2020
39. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the expenditure on the temporary wage subsidy scheme in respect of childcare providers and staff in each week since its establishment in tabular form. [9872/20]
View answer43. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) is availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme for its workers; and if so, the number of workers. [9995/20]
View answer61. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if there are meat plants claiming the temporary wage subsidy scheme; if so, the number; the average payment being made to each processing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 43 and 61 together.
Such statistical information as is collated on the Temporary Wage Supplement Scheme (TWSS) (including information by sector) is provided by the Revenue Commissioners on a weekly basis and set out at the following link:
www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/number-of-taxpayers-and-returns/covid-19-wage-subsidy-scheme-statistics.aspx.
Revenue advise that for statistical analysis purposes the sectors mentioned cannot be separately identified as groups and therefore it is not possible to provide specific statistics on them.
Notwithstanding any obligations imposed on Revenue under section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 or any other enactment relating to the confidentiality of taxpayer information, section 28 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 provides that the names and addresses of all employers to whom a temporary wage subsidy has been paid will be published by Revenue on its website.
I am further advised by Revenue that it will publish this information when the TWSS has ended. In the interest of fairness to all employers participating in the scheme, Revenue will not be commenting on whether any particular employer has, or on whether employers in particular sectors of the economy have, availed of the scheme until the scheme has ended.
