Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-05-14
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Imelda Munster (SF), Louth

I ask the Minister to wait. I am conscious of my colleague's time. Does the Minister intend to increase the funding available under the restart grant scheme? Will she change the qualifying criteria to ensure that micro-enterprises that do not pay rates can be included in the scheme? Will she amend the credit guarantee scheme and other loan schemes to ensure that loans are available to SMEs in crisis at an interest rate of 0%? These are the questions to which I am interested in getting answers from the Minister. Does she intend to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to include Covid-19 regulations? Will she support legislation to allow trade unions to fully represent their members and to access the workplace to ensure their members are safe? Will she intervene and explore all available avenues to rescue 176 jobs at National Pen in Dundalk?

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Sitting date: 2020-05-14