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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020

Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Questions (955)

Joe McHugh

Question:

955. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice her plans for establishments that are currently applying for dance hall licences and that are paying substantial fees to run dances when dances are not going ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22272/20]

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Written answers

The Government announced a further €16m support package on Friday 31 August to help pubs, bars and nightclubs and other holders of liquor licences in recognition of the economic impact of Covid-19 on their businesses and to assist planning and adaptation for their re-opening. These measures include:

- Restart Grant Plus 40% Top Up: Those businesses remaining closed and planning their re-opening can now receive a minimum of €5,600 and a maximum of €35,000 under the Restart Grant Plus. This can be used to help with additional expense and adaptations associated with re-opening when the time comes.

- Waiver of court fees and associated excise and stamp duties relating to the renewal of pub licences, the granting of public dancing licences, public music and singing licences and special restaurant certificates, and the renewal of registrations of registered clubs in 2020.

- Waiver of excise duty on on-trade liquor licences on renewal in 2020.

These measures are in addition to the existing Restart Grant Plus, Tourism Adaptation Fund, the wage subsidy scheme, commercial rates waiver, liquidity supports and tax measures (such as warehousing of tax debt and reduction in VAT). I welcome these financial support measures adopted by Government for pub and nightclub businesses, many of whom have been hardest and longest hit over the last few months. I believe this will also help ensure that the cost to pubs, nightclubs, and other holders of public dancing licences is significantly reduced.

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