Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Okay. By way of example, when I visited small retail shops yesterday I met a lady who told me she was not eligible for the restart grant because her turnover had not decreased by more than 25% thanks to online sales. In terms of online sales, I understand three years' worth of applications were received in three months, and that is why there has been more funding. We have come to the end of that funding and more funding is available, rather than there being another interpretation of that. That has been a big support and enabler.
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