Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2021
167. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the applications for funding or financial support made by airlines during the Covid-19 pandemic; the funding or financial support provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28367/21]
View answerGovernment has put in place a range of supports for businesses, including those in the aviation sector. These supports include the wage subsidy scheme, alleviation of commercial rates, deferral of tax liabilities, the COVID Restrictions Support Scheme, the Credit Guarantee Scheme, and the SBCI Working Capital Scheme. My Department has estimated that up to €300 million in operational supports will have been received by Irish airports and airlines under a number of these schemes by the end of June this year.
Liquidity support is also made available through the ISIF Pandemic Stabilisation and Recovery Fund, which has provided €150 million in lending to Aer Lingus.
It remains open to airlines to engage directly with the relevant agencies concerned with a view to drawing down supports, and the amount of any such funding sought would be a commercial matter for the airlines concerned.
