Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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195. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the matter of back pay for employees of an airline (details supplied) for the period March 2020 to August 2020 during which they had been prevented from claiming the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31187/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that under Section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, Revenue is precluded by reason of its taxpayer confidentiality obligations, from providing any details in relation to the company in question.

I have been advised by Revenue that the questions of an individual’s entitlements and rights in an employment context, what wages an employer may be legally obliged to pay employees in respect of hours worked and an employer’s capacity to pay wages to employees in light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the employer’s business are all matters that are outside the remit of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS).

Similarly, in relation to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the scheme does not affect any legal obligations that the employer may have to their employee as regards any terms, conditions or entitlements of their employment, including pay.