Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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86. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department will permit local authorities to accept late applications for the restart grant and restart plus grant scheme for some who have missed out on same. [41330/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Restart Grant Plus was just one part of the wider range of schemes available to firms of all sizes, which includes the wage subsidy scheme, low-cost loans, write-off of commercial rates and deferred tax liabilities, all of which will help to improve cashflow amongst SMEs. 

The Restart Grant Plus scheme, which replaced the original Restart Grant scheme, closed to new applications on 31 October and has been superseded as part of Budget 2021 measures by the COVID Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) operated by the Revenue Commissioners.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 reopen the Restart Grant Plus Scheme to further applications.