Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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141. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in each county that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47099/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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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 fell within the terms of the EU Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework.

The scheme ran from 1 September 2022 to 31 July 2023, and the final deadline for eligible businesses to submit claims for relief was Saturday, 30 September 2023. The scheme is now closed.

Over €145 million has been paid out to 31,309 businesses across the country.

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

Further TBESS statistics are published on the Revenue website at: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/number-of-taxpayers-and-returns/cost-living.aspx