Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a county basis of the number of businesses in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme, in tabular form; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county; if he has plans for any other similar scheme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/23]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a county basis of the number of businesses in Cork and Kerry that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme, in tabular form; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county; if he has plans for any other similar scheme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42864/23]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a county basis of the number of businesses in Offaly, Laois, Longford and Westmeath that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme, in tabular form; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county; if he has plans for any other similar scheme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42868/23]

Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update of the number of businesses in Dublin that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme, in tabular form; the estimated value or worth of the support in Dublin; if he has plans for any other similar scheme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42862/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 113, 114, 130, 133 and 139 together.

The Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) was introduced to support qualifying businesses with increases in their electricity or natural gas costs arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Finance Act 2022 (as amended) made provision for the TBESS.

The scheme provided support to qualifying businesses in respect of increases in their electricity or natural gas costs. The TBESS was available to eligible tax compliant businesses carrying on a trade or profession, the profits of which are chargeable to tax under Case I or Case II of Schedule D.

The claim period for TBESS was a calendar month from 1 September 2022 to July 31 2023. The final deadline for eligible businesses to submit claims for relief under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) was Saturday, 30 September 2023. The scheme is now closed.

Over €140 million has been paid out to 31,044 businesses across the country.

I am advised by Revenue of the following registrations and claims for the businesses who availed of the TBESS:

I am advised by Revenue that further TBESS statistics will be published on the Revenue website on 5 October 2023 at: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/number-of-taxpayers-and-returns/cost-living.aspx

The TBESS was designed as a temporary measure and I do not have plans to introduce a similar scheme.