EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means19/2020Official bill number / year
Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Minister for Finance
- Introduced
- 23 Jul 2020
- Last updated
- 17 Aug 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Extends Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme eligibility to workers returning from maternity, adoptive, paternity, parental, health and safety, parents or illness benefits, and apprentices; increases maximum subsidy from 70% to 85% for those earning €586 or less weekly.
- Introduces Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme replacing TWSS, providing flat-rate subsidies to qualifying employers whose turnover or customer orders fell to 70% or less of July-December 2019 levels.
- Creates debt warehousing for businesses unable to pay PAYE, VAT and employment contribution debts due to Covid-19; zero interest for initial restricted period plus twelve months, then 3% annually until end-2022, with enforcement suspended if business complies.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil23 Jul 2020
- Second Stage33rd Dáil29 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil29 Jul 2020
- Report Stage33rd Dáil29 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil29 Jul 2020
- Second Stage26th Seanad30 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage26th Seanad30 Jul 2020
- Report Stage26th Seanad30 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad30 Jul 2020
- Enacted1 Aug 2020
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