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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Covid-19 has brought unprecedented challenges for all of us in society, since the start of the pandemic, a key focus of Government has been to keep the supports provided for enterprise under review and to continue to support enterprises as they work through the challenges facing them.  I announced on April 8 a major expansion of supports for all businesses impacted by Covid-19. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The SBCI Covid-19 Working Capital Scheme was announced on 11 March and opened for eligibility applications on 23 March. The Covid-19 Working Capital Scheme is offered by my Department in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and is supported by the InnovFin SME Guarantee facility. The scheme is operated by the SBCI. It currently makes available a fund of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Covid-19 Loan, available from Microfinance Ireland (MFI), was introduced as a support to microenterprises to help them access funding arising from the Covid-19 crisis.   These loans are available for eligible microenterprises responding to Covid-19-related difficulties, the negative impact of which must be a minimum of 15% of actual or projected income or profit. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 and 604 together. On Friday, 15 May 2020 the Government agreed details of the new €250m Restart Grant, which will give direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying workers following COVID-19 closures. The Grant will be available to businesses with a turnover of less than...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government on 2 May announced a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank.  This Scheme forms a major component of the government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are facilitated in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547 and 572 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I launched the national “Return to Work Safely Protocol” Saturday, 9 May 2020. The Protocol was drafted in close consultation with the social partners under the auspices of the Labour and Employer Economic Forum and agreed with them. Under the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department will continue to monitor the needs of companies as the situation evolves and provide new supports where required and appropriate to do so.  The €180m Sustaining Enterprise Fund is specifically aimed at all firms with 10 or more employees in the manufacturing and international services sectors impacted by COVID-19 that are vulnerable but viable.  The Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Examinership Arrangements (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is progressing as a matter of priority proposals to amend the Companies Acts to mitigate the immediate effects of the Covid-19 crisis on business.  Included are proposals to provide the Court with the power to extend the protection provided by it during examinership. Examinership remains very relevant in the context of preserving viable businesses and protecting jobs....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Section 18A(4)(a) of the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 which gives effect to Article 12(2) of Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on package travel and linked travel arrangements provides that ‘the traveller shall have the right to terminate the package travel contract before start of the package in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gift Vouchers (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Where a company has entered liquidation, consumers who hold unredeemed or partly redeemed gift vouchers are classed as unsecured creditors and have no express entitlements under Irish or EU law.  The priority of creditors in winding-up situations is determined by section 621 of the Companies Act 2014. As unsecured creditors, consumers who hold gift vouchers, or who have paid deposits or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Protection (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I extend my sympathies to the workers in Debenhams who have lost their jobs and appreciate that the situation is difficult for those directly impacted and their families. I can assure the workers impacted that there are Government supports in place to help them through this time. Neither I nor my Department has had contact with the management of Debenhams. As the Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It is unclear which costs are referred to in the question. Costs may include ongoing operational fixed costs, stock depreciation, opportunity costs in terms of declining revenues, costs associated with preparing workplaces to align with public health and physical distancing guidelines, and so forth. There are also of course human costs associated with the letting go of staff and reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Many of the business supports that have been put in place since the COVID-19 crisis began, and which are administered on behalf of my Department, are available to the hospitality sector. On 2 May, I announced a number of additional measures to aid the economy as the COVID-19 restrictions start to be lifted. These are part of an economic plan worth up to €6.5 billion to help...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Government announced a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank.  This Scheme forms a major component of the government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are facilitated in having access to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Correspondence (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farmers Markets (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...