Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 March 2021
344. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if supports are available or will be provided for businesses (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12844/21]
View answerThe July Stimulus and Budget 2021 provided a significant package of tax and fiscal measures to build the resilience of the economy and to help vulnerable but viable businesses across all sectors including the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS), the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) and the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) as well as the ReStart grants and tax warehousing provisions.
Most recently Fáilte Ireland launched the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme which will provide support to providers of?certain?tourism services who have been unable to qualify for assistance under the Government's Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS). It is designed to help?these?tourism businesses offset their fixed costs incurred last year and support them to continue operating through 2021.??I understand that the requirement for a minimum annual turnover of €50,000 to apply for that scheme is based on the likelihood that for businesses with turnover less than €50,000, non-payroll fixed costs will be sufficiently low to enable the owners furlough the business by availing of other state aids namely income supports such as PUP and EWSS.
I have asked Fáilte Ireland to examine this case and to make contact with them in regard to options for support.
