A range of additional supports are currently available to businesses and employers impacted by COVID-19. Please contact your local Development Officer if you would like to speak about options available to you or your business. 

We also compiled a list of all current supports available to employers and employees in terms of upskilling, resources and supports available through the Covid 19 Pandemic. 

Overview of All Course Offerings

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COVID-19 (coronavirus) Supports for Businesses and Employers:

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) have published a guide which details supports and resources available to businesses impacted by COVID-19 (Updated on 9 December 2020).

Download DBEI Business Supports Guide

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A €200m Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) Working Capital scheme for eligible businesses impacted by COVID-19. Loans of up to €1.5m will be available at reduced rates, with up to the first €500,000 unsecured. Applications can be made through the SBCI website. 

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A €200m Package for Enterprise Supports including a Rescue and Restructuring Scheme available through Enterprise Ireland for vulnerable but viable firms that need to restructure or transform their business. 

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The maximum loan available from MicroFinance Ireland will be increased from €25,000 to €50,000 as an immediate measure to specifically deal with exceptional circumstances that micro-enterprises – (sole traders and firms with up to 9 employees) - are facing. Applications can be made through the MFI website or through your local LEO. 

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The Credit Guarantee Scheme will be available to COVID-19 impacted firms through the Pillar Banks. Loans of up to €1m will be available at terms of up to 7 years. 

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The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation will provide a joint First Responder support service through the Intreo Offices and development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in each region to provide tailored supports for impacted firms, with objective of avoiding mass lay-offs and buying time for firms to work through the short-term disruptions. 

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Firms that need to reduce hours or days worked can avail of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Short Term Work Support by contacting their local Intreo Office.

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 The full range of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Local Enterprise Office and Údarás na Gaeltachta grant supports will be available to firms to help with strategies to innovate, diversify markets and supply chains and to improve competitiveness. 

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Government Press Release 24/3/2020: New COVID-19 Income Support Scheme

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