Donohoe urges businesses to avail of Covid supports Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is encouraging companies to avail of the range of support schemes in place to reduce the impact of new Covid-19 restrictions ... Business • 08 Jan
59% of firms used State's employment support schemes New Central Statistics Office figures show that almost six in ten enterprises in Ireland availed of the State's Covid-19 employment-related support schemes in the months ... Business • 18 Dec 20
Revenue to speed up payment of wage subsidies The Revenue Commissioners are to speed up the payment of wage subsidies to employers under the Employer Wage Subsidy Scheme. Business • 21 Oct 20
'No cliff edge' to wage subsidy schemes - Donohoe The Government has begun the process to apply for EU funding towards the costs of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme which could result in Ireland ... budget 2021 • 13 Oct 20
PUP recipients to discover tax liabilities in January People who have received payments under the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) are to receive bills for any tax they ... Business • 25 Sep 20
EWSS to cost the State less than TWSS - Donohoe The Government's new Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme will cost the State over €0.5 billion less that the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, despite running for two ... Business • 10 Sep 20
Covid-19 continues to impact labour market The number of people claiming the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen to just under 219,900 - down 5,100 over the last week. Business • 07 Sep 20
Final cost of Government's TWSS almost €2.9 billion The final cost of the Government's Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme was almost €2.9 billion when it expired last Monday, according to the latest figures from ... Business • 04 Sep 20
Concerns over eligibility of low-paid workers for EWSS Sinn Féin's finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty has raised concerns about the eligibility of low-paid or part-time workers for the new Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme, and ... Business • 28 Aug 20
Employers need Tax Clearance Cert for EWSS registration The Revenue Commissioners have warned employers that they must have a Tax Clearance Certificate if they wish to continue to receive State payroll subsidies after ... Business • 27 Aug 20
Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme has cost €2.6bn to date The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme has cost the Exchequer over €2.61 billion to date, and is now supporting the pay of an estimated 370,000 employees, ... Business • 20 Aug 20
Revenue issues guidance for employers eligible for EWSS Employers must be able to demonstrate a 30% reduction in turnover between July and December to qualify for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme which replaces ... Business • 14 Aug 20
Numbers receiving income support down 8.7% in July The number of people claiming some form of social welfare income support fell 8.7% on a monthly basis in July, however the number of people ... Business • 07 Aug 20
Pandemic payment to be extended until April 2021 The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is to be extended until next April but will be gradually reduced to €203 per week over that period based on ... Coronavirus • 23 Jul 20
Employers won't be forced to top up subsidy payments The Minister for Finance has ruled out introducing measures to force employers availing of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to top-up their employees' subsidy payments. Business • 21 Jul 20
Govt considers extending Wage Subsidy Scheme The Government is considering extending the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and opening it up to people who have not been covered by it such as ... Coronavirus • 16 Jul 20
Draft law to allow those on PUP safeguard entitlements The Government has approved the drafting of new legislation that will allow those receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment to have access to Social Insurance Benefits ... Coronavirus • 13 Jul 20
Call to spread TWSS tax burden over four years The group representing Irish accountancy bodies has called on the government to spread the taxation burden for recipients of the government's pandemic wage subsidy schemes ... Business • 13 Jul 20
Numbers on PUP continue downward trend The number of people receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen from 439,000 last week to 412,900. Coronavirus • 06 Jul 20
Wage scheme set to be extended, new incentives planned Employers could be in line for financial incentives to take on staff or re-hire workers who lost their jobs as a result of the Covid ... Politics • 05 Jul 20
Counting the economic cost of Covid-19 The RTÉ Investigates documentaries broadcast this week vividly brought home the human cost of the Covid-19 pandemic. With perhaps slightly less emotional drama, the Central ... Business • 04 Jul 20
AIB reverses mortgage rule for Covid payment recipients AIB says it will begin to accept new mortgage applications from customers who are in receipt of the State's Covid-19 payment supports from next week. Business • 01 Jul 20
ISME warns of redundancies if wage scheme halted ISME, the body which represents small and medium businesses, has warned that any sudden move to halt the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme could trigger a ... Business • 30 Jun 20
Workers on Covid-19 benefit payments face tax bills A large number of full-time workers in receipt of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme or Pandemic Unemployment Payment face tax bills of between €150 and ... Business • 27 Jun 20
Timing of Revenue wage subsidy checks 'unhelpful' Chartered Accountants Ireland has criticised the decision by Revenue to initiate compliance checks on the 55,000 Irish businesses that have availed of the Government's temporary ... Business • 24 Jun 20
