Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
96. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in the Kildare County Council area; the funding allocated to the authority; the number of businesses in north County Kildare that received funding under the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19782/20]
View answerThe Restart Grant scheme is just one part of the wider suite of measures for firms of all sizes, which includes grants, low-cost loans, write-off of commercial rates and deferred tax liabilities, all of which will help to improve cashflow amongst SMEs.
This package is a significant step-up in assistance available for all businesses in all sectors at this very difficult time. The measures have been developed to meet the varying needs of Irish enterprise and they are very specifically targeted by size, sector and need and are targeted at vulnerable but viable companies.
Kildare County Council has to date received the sum of €6,678,602 in an initial funding tranche from this Department.
As of 24 July 2020, Kildare County Council has received a total of 1284 applications from bus,inesses seeking Restart Grant funding.
Of this amount, 1046 businesses have been approved and have received funding.
In response to the Deputy’s specific question in relation to the number of businesses in North County Kildare that have received funding, the Council is not in a position to respond to this query with this level of information as it has not been instructed to do so in the Service Level Agreement as agreed with my Department.
