Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020
38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount in grants disbursed to businesses under the restart grant since its inception; and the number of grants disbursed to businesses under the restart grant since its inception disaggregated by the value of grants in intervals of €1,000, from €2,000 to €10,000. [14546/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of 6 July 2020, a total sum of €71,019,277 in grants has been disbursed to businesses under the Restart Grant scheme since its inception in May 2020. A further sum of €17,844,688 is due to be paid in respect of applications which have recently been approved.
The additional information which the Deputy is seeking in terms of the amounts per thousand disbursed to businesses since the inception of the Restart Grant is still in the process of being collected from the local authorities and will be made available at a later date.
