Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2021
125. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports that will be put in place which will be targeted for the hospitality sector considering the widely reported and significant impact the new wave of Covid-19 and the subsequent recommendations have had on their businesses in the run up to Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60668/21]
View answerThe Government continues to support businesses through these challenging times and recognises the impact that the new measures will have on sectors such as hospitality, the arts and entertainment and the night-time economy sectors.
With this in mind, on Friday we announced a package of financial interventions for the hospitality, events and entertainment sectors. The package includes:
- a change to the CRSS or EWSS, details of which will be confirmed very shortly by the Minister for Finance
- an extension of the targeted commercial rates waiver at least until the end of March
- an extra €25 million from the Covid contingency fund applied to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, in particular to assist the live entertainment, arts and performance sectors.
As the Deputy will be aware, the PUP has also been reopened for workers who lose their jobs or have lost their jobs as a result of the newly announced restrictions.
Details of existing supports can be found on my Department’s website: Government supports for COVID-19 impacted businesses - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie).
