Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is worth bearing in mind that the total economic supports provided by the Government to date are in excess of €20 billion. This does not include in excess of €2.8 billion in tax debt warehousing or the €1.5 billion in loans supported through Government schemes, such as the credit guarantee scheme. The employment wage subsidy scheme has, to date, granted payments of more than €5.5 billion and PRSI credit of almost €865 million to 51,760 employers in respect of more than 687,600 workers. To date, €704 million in total has been paid under the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, in respect of 25,500 premises. The total cost of the pandemic unemployment payment is approximately €9 billion. The Government has consistently provided supports to employment and workers throughout the pandemic and will continue to do so.

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