Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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132. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the uptake of the employer wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38071/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Act 2020 (Act No. 8 of 2020)provides for the introduction of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), which is an economy-wide enterprise support for eligible businesses in respect of eligible employees.

I have been advised by Revenue that as of Friday 20 November, there were 41,215 employers registered for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme.

Up to 19 November, 38,300 employers had filed 335,000 payroll submissions in respect of 410,000 eligible employees. The total amount paid out under the EWSS amounts to €796.4 million while the total value of PRSI credits processed in connection with the scheme amounts to €156.4 million.

The Deputy may be aware that Revenue publish weekly statistics on the EWSS and the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme every Thursday.