Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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135. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if dedicated sector-specific supports will be provided to the forestry sector in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. [25461/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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This is a matter for my colleague Minister Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine.

My Department and its agencies have been focussed on coming up with solutions to help businesses overcome the challenges presented by the unprecedented difficulties caused by COVID-19. These include direct supports such as the Restart Plus Grant, providing funding of up to €25,000 to eligible businesses, together a range of working capital and long term low cost loan options through SBCI, including the Government's new Credit Guarantee Scheme. These grants and financing options are in addition to the wage subsidy scheme which is available to employers in the sector through Revenue. My Department is not developing dedicated supports for the forestry sector as these are a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.

For a full list of supports for business, please see