Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
694. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that were in receipt of the short-term work scheme in each of the past twelve months in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21786/20]
View answerBetween March and August 2020 over 69,500 employers registered for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) with payments worth over €2.8 billion paid out to a total of 663,100 workers.
Revenue has published detailed statistics related to the TWSS on a weekly basis throughout the duration of the scheme to provide as timely and transparent data on the utilisation and impact of the TWSS as possible.
These statistics are published at https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/number-of-taxpayers-and-returns/covid-19-wage-subsidy-scheme-statistics.aspx.
