Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Budget 2021 Support Measures for Enterprise: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Mr. Declan Hughes:

There is a cut off, I think, if one is down 30% as opposed to being only 30% of one's previous turnover. I can clarify it for the Senator. There are two different thresholds for both the CRSS and the EWSS. The top rate of both the PUP and the EWSS have now been increased and we encourage businesses to look at the EWSS. There are 40,000 businesses currently registered for the EWSS, so it is a direct support to keep employees in work, particularly through level 5 restrictions.