Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Employment Support Services
9:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 548: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to extend the deadline for the employment subsidy scheme. [39895/10]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) was introduced to help employees maintain their jobs while at the same time assisting employers in retaining their productive capacity. There have been 2 calls under the Scheme and as a result almost 1,700 enterprises were approved for support with those companies committing to maintaining over 100,000 jobs to end November 2010. There are no plans to extend the Scheme. The Employment Subsidy Scheme is operated as part of an Irish state aid scheme approved under the European Commission's Temporary Framework on State aid. The Temporary Framework was introduced in December 2008 to allow Member States increased flexibility to assist companies in the real economy that were facing difficulties in accessing finance as a result of the economic downturn. The Temporary Framework is due to expire at the end of December 2010.
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