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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 June 2021

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Questions (151)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

151. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of special enterprise support grants for self-employed persons issued to date; and the amount of funding provided by county and in tabular form. [32266/21]

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The Enterprise Support Grant (ESG) is available to eligible self-employed recipients who close their Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and re-start their business. A grant of up to €1,000 is available under this measure to assist with the costs associated with reopening a business.

I have recently extended the grant to make it available to those who claimed the grant in 2020 but who found themselves back on the PUP in 2021. The opportunity of a second grant, worth up to €1,000 applies to all eligible self-employed recipients who close their PUP on or after 1 June 2021.

Over 9,200 ESG applications have been approved since the introduction of this grant, with in excess of €8.5m paid to small businesses. This information is not maintained on a county basis.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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