Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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405. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will open an appeals process for all those that for various reasons did not apply in time and for those that lost out on the increased cost of business scheme grant and the power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47848/25]

Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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406. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will open an appeals process to allow businesses in the hospitality, retail or beauty sectors that registered for the increased cost of business, ICOB, scheme, but classified themselves in the incorrect sector, to appeal that classification in order to qualify for both a second payment under the ICOB grant and the €4,000 power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47850/25]

Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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407. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will open an appeals process for the increased cost of business scheme and the power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47851/25]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 405, 406 and 407 together.

The ICOB Power Up Reclassification appeals process opened for submissions on 24th July 2025 and following an extension closed for submissions on 29th August 2025. The Reclassification Appeals Process has now closed.

The Local Authorities administered this appeals process on behalf of my Department. This appeals process was intended to allow businesses in the retail, hospitality and beauty sectors that were not eligible for ICOB and the Power Up grant because they misclassified their business during the ICOB registration period, an opportunity to register for those grants.

Local Authorities wrote and emailed potentially eligible business owners to inform them of the appeals process and how to apply for the appeal.

This was not a re-opening of those grant schemes; this was solely to allow those who originally misclassified their business sector an opportunity to reclassify their business and register for the grants and did not cover any other scenario, such as missed deadlines or new applications.