Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy is aware, the scheme is currently being reviewed by the Ministers, Deputies Michael McGrath and Coveney. The Deputy is correct to say that the take-up is much lower than we anticipated. The current plan is to end the scheme at the end of February but we are now looking at the possibility of extending it because energy prices are still very high for businesses. We are also looking at changing the terms and conditions. We still have not quite figured out why the take-up is not what we thought it would be. It may be because people simply have not applied for it, because it is too hard to qualify or because the limits are too low. That is all being examined at the moment.

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