Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Loan Guarantee Schemes Agreements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

Photo of Ollie CroweOllie Crowe (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think all members will echo Deputy Stanton's views. I welcome Mr. Hughes' comments. The large retailers are up 20%, and there will not be an SME or small business left if we leave it much longer. I take it that there is going to be a direction from the Department that click and collect will recommence in the first week of May. That would be very welcome, if Mr. Hughes can confirm that will be the case.

What percentage of retailers are receiving the CRSS? To reiterate points I made before concerning restart grants and other supports, and I do not know if there was a communication issue or some other problem, a high percentage of retailers on the high streets in Galway city were certainly not getting them. There may be reasons that was the case and Mr. Hughes might let us know. I re-emphasise that I understand fully the difficult situation faced by the Garda in a large city such as Galway. There have been a minuscule 200 prosecutions. With the greatest of respect, there has been no let-up in the large multiples in areas such as shoes, sweatshirts, jumpers and boots, for example. It is a very frustrating issue for Deputies and Senators on the ground.

My two brief questions, then, concern whether Mr. Hughes can confirm that click and collect will be reinstated in the first week of May and the percentage of retailers receiving the CRSS.

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