Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021
68. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses and recipients in County Mayo that qualified for the Covid restriction support scheme and the employment wage subsidy scheme; the total expenditure paid out under both schemes within the county to date since the onset of Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/21]
View answerRevenue publishes detailed statistics each week on the operation of COVID-19 support schemes, including both the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) and the Covid Restriction Support Scheme (CRSS). These statistics are available on the Revenue website.
The most recently available data by county for EWSS (as of 9 September) indicates that 1,500 employers in Mayo have received subsidies totalling €105m since the start of the scheme in September 2020. For CRSS, the recent data (as of 26 August) show that 920 business premises in Mayo have received subsidies totalling €19m since the start of the scheme in November 2021.
