Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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132. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment when the 40% restart grant plus top up for pubs, bars and nightclubs that remain closed will be paid; if extra provisions will be put in place for Dublin wet pubs which have to remain closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25390/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, on 28^thAugust 2020 the Government announced a further €16m support package to help pubs, bars and nightclubs, recognising the economic impact of COVID-19 on their businesses and to assist planning and adaptation for their re-opening.

Those businesses remaining closed and planning their re-opening are entitled to a 40% top-up on the Restart Grant Plus and can now receive a minimum of €5,600 and a maximum of €35,000 under the current scheme. This can be used to help towards additional expense and adaptations associated with re-opening when the time comes.

A further €30 million in funding has also been made available to provide support to those businesses located in Dublin which have been forced to close due to Level 3 restrictions imposed in line with the Government's Resilience and Recovery Plan for Living with Covid-19. Wet pubs will also be eligible for the top-up to their previously announced level of assistance.

Further information and application forms for the Restart Grant Plus scheme and how to avail of the additional top-ups are available on all Local Authority websites.