Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed).
Dr. Fergal Lynch:
On the wage subsidy scheme, as the Deputy knows, the scheme that we announced for the next eight weeks from 29 June will feature the temporary wage subsidy scheme. There is then a decision to be made by the Government as to the future of the temporary wage subsidy scheme overall. I cannot speculate on what that will be, but it will be a decision for the Government. That will obviously influence the type of scheme that we can then operate from 24 August onwards but, as I say, it will be a decision for the Government.
I take the point about sustainability. I would emphasise that the scheme we have put in place for the next eight weeks includes a capital scheme of €14.2 million and a reopening grant totalling €18 million. I think there is a significant component there. We also do programme support payments and, as Deputy Funchion mentioned, there is the sustainability fund as well. Up to now that has operated essentially on the community side. If I may, I will ask Ms McNally to deal with further aspects of the sustainability element.
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