Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

We know there are 4,700 childcare providers in limbo at the moment due to the difficulty regarding funding. We also know that approximately 40,000 people who worked in the hospitality industry in 2019 are not expected to be there in 2022. We further know that there is a significant number of zombie businesses. I do not like using that term because it seems sensationalist, but it does convey the true picture of a whole lot of businesses that stayed alive simply because they have had Government supports and, as the supports fall away, they have to start to deal with the debt and difficulties they are in. Could the Tánaiste tell me exactly how many businesses have had restructuring facilitated for them so that they now have a restructuring plan in place that they can work through?

How many businesses does the Minister expect will be lost in 2022 as collateral damage of the restrictions and what has happened over the last two years?

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