Written answers

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the operation of the business continuity voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22198/21]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Local Enterprise Offices’ Business Continuity Voucher scheme was introduced in March 2020 as a scheme to provide expert guidance and advice to SMEs employing up 50 people and to enable business owners make informed decisions about what immediate measures and remedial actions could be taken at the outset of COVID pandemic, to protect staff and sales and eventually help the business recover.  The vouchers were used by companies and sole traders to develop short and medium-term strategies to respond to the initial COVID-19 pandemic and to plan for eventual recovery and reopening of the economy as envisaged at that time.

The BCV scheme received almost 15,000 applications of which over 12,000 were approved. The Business Continuity Voucher scheme was closed to new applications on the 15th of May 2020 following the introduction of subsequent Government supports. 

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