Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications made under the scheme to assist businesses with the price of kerosene in counties Roscommon and Galway, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44346/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Business Users Support Scheme for Kerosene was launched on the 6th September and will remain open for applications until the 31st October. This Scheme was developed on foot of feedback from businesses who felt it was necessary.

The application process is straightforward and takes around half an hour to complete. Full details of how to apply are available online at bussk.ie. The scheme provides a once off grant to reimburse businesses that use kerosene for heating purposes for half of the increased costs that they experienced during the period from 1st March to 31st December 2022, when prices increased significantly.

As of the 9th October, 2 businesses from Roscommon and 8 businesses from Galway have made applications to the scheme. I strongly encourage all eligible businesses to apply for payments from this scheme before the 31st October deadline.