Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2020
88. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the sanction of and the amount allocated to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage following Cabinet agreement to provide for a commercial rates waiver earlier in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16398/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn May the previous Government agreed to waive commercial rates for businesses affected by the covid pandemic from end March to end June. This followed on from a earlier decision to defer rates for certain sectors most impacted such as the leisure, hospitality, retail and childcare sectors.
The Programme for Government includes a commitment to "set out how commercial rates will be treated for the remainder of the year" and this is currently under consideration.
