Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
287. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of active employment wage subsidy scheme claims and the amount paid, by month in Dublin during 2020 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7588/22]
View answerThe objective of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is to support employment and maintain the link between the employer and employee insofar as is possible. The EWSS has been a key component of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is an economy-wide scheme that operates across all sectors.
In money terms, the overall support provided to-date (10th February) by EWSS is over €7.4 billion comprising direct subsidy payments of over €6.4 billion and PRSI forgone of over €1 billion to 51,900 employers in respect of over 713,500 employees.
I am advised by Revenue that, in respect of employers with a tax registration address in Dublin, the numbers of employers and qualifying employees for, and the cost of, the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) are provided in the table below.
|
Month |
EWSS Employers Supported |
EWSS Employees Supported |
EWSS Cost €m |
|
September '20 |
10,500 |
136,200 |
103.6 |
|
October '20 |
11,000 |
130,900 |
150.4 |
|
November '20 |
10,300 |
116,100 |
149.7 |
|
December '20 |
10,500 |
130,800 |
175.2 |
|
January '21 |
11,700 |
144,100 |
170.5 |
|
February '21 |
11,600 |
127,600 |
163.2 |
|
March '21 |
11,500 |
125,100 |
164.2 |
|
April '21 |
11,200 |
121,900 |
170.2 |
|
May '21 |
11,100 |
122,700 |
152.8 |
|
June '21 |
10,700 |
131,800 |
166.2 |
|
July '21 |
9,800 |
126,300 |
172.6 |
|
August '21 |
8,900 |
119,000 |
148.9 |
|
September '21 |
8,500 |
118,100 |
154.1 |
|
October '21 |
8,100 |
114,900 |
147.2 |
|
November '21 |
7,800 |
113,600 |
140.0 |
|
December '21 |
7,500 |
112,700 |
157.3 |
|
January '22 |
7,100 |
104,200 |
125.6 |
|
February ’22* |
28.3 |
||
|
Total |
2,640 |
* Full data for February 2022 are not yet available. The data provided are provisional and subject to change.
