Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We see that. The Department commissioned that report so we could get a full understanding of the impact and that is why we are bringing forward a number of measures. The Ministers, Deputies Burke and Humphreys, are finalising an option paper on employer's PRSI. As I said, we are in the process of paying out €250 million of supports to the smallest of businesses. We are looking at a range of measures to reduce red tape. This will be done in the spirit of the kind of supports we have given to small business in recent years, since we came into office in 2020. These supports were proactive and supportive. As the Deputy said, it is a challenge for some businesses to be weaned off those supports, but we are constantly looking to ensure the supports in place are relevant and assistive. Coming back to the increased costs for business, we have reduced the application procedure and made it much easier to apply as a direct response to feedback from businesses about other support schemes.

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