Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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161. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the restart grant application scheme for rateable businesses will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36314/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Restart Grant scheme was launched on 15 May with a budget of €250 million. The Restart Grant Plus scheme was launched on 10 August with an additional budget of €300m from the Government’s July Jobs Stimulus as a result of the increasing demand for the scheme.

The Restart Plus scheme closed as of 31 October and has effectively been superseded as part of Budget 2021 measures by the COVID Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) operated by the Revenue Commissioners. The CRSS offers a targeted, timely and temporary sector-specific support to businesses forced to close or trade at significantly reduced levels due to COVID- 19 of up to €5,000 per week.

Accordingly, there are currently no plans to re-open the Restart Grant Scheme.