Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2020
90. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the names of businesses availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme that are claiming for over 100 employees will be published; the value of the subsidy being provided to these businesses in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11168/20]
View answerRevenue has advised me that employers within the TWSS who have more than 100 employees account for approximately 3% of all employers in the scheme and 37% of the employees being supported by the scheme.
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 advised by Revenue that it will publish the details in question when the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (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 availed of the scheme until the scheme has ended.
