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

I think €250 million is a lot of help for small business. The amount allocated to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is roughly double what was spent on the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS. That gives an indication of the level of support being provided to small business. It is grant and not a rate rebate, rate reduction or rate pause. However, there is a linkage to the rate payable by the business because that is how we know size and scale of a business. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, are very keen to have that scheme ready and have answers to all those questions and have the money paid out early in the new year.

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