Written answers

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

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Photo of Pauline TullyPauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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83. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of increasing the funding to the wage subsidy scheme for persons with disabilities by 5%, 10% and 25%, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36627/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The funding provided for Wage Subsidy Scheme in the 2021 Further Revised Estimate is €25.98 million.The scheme is demand-led.

The estimated additional funding required for the increases requested by the Deputy are included in the following table:

- Additional cost of increase Additional cost of increase Additional cost of increase
Rate of increase in funding 5% 10% 25%
Financial impact €1.3m €2.6m €6.5m

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