Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 November 2022

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, but as I said, it is available across the next three years. It could be the case that there are people who are yet to be made redundant. When they are made redundant their entitlements will have been reduced due to the impact of the Covid restrictions, so that amount could yet be drawn down in the time ahead. Of course, it is a demand-led scheme. The costing of these things can sometimes be a challenge. I imagine the difference between the €901,000 and the €10 million is the result of the fact that it can still be drawn for a number of years.

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