Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the good news from the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, this morning about how the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, and the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, are to be kept for a further two months. This is welcome news for many businesses, small, medium and large. It gives a sense of certainty, especially going into the Christmas period. Businesses have been through much turbulence over the past two weeks. It had been thought that the supports were going to be reduced but sense has prevailed and they have decided to keep them in place.

On another positive note, the stars were alive in Limerick last night where 12 all-stars were nominated for the GAA----