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Revenue has published a list of the tens of thousands of companies that received the temporary wage subsidy (TWSS) earlier this year.
The TWSS was introduced as an emergency measure to assist businesses and workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and ran from March 26 to August 31, after which it was superseded by the Subsidy Plan of Labor Wage (EWSS).
Administered by Revenue, the TWSS provided subsidies to employers who kept employees on their books instead of firing them, thus maintaining the link between the two.
As part of the terms and conditions of the plan, recipients had to agree to let the Treasury publish their names.
The list includes more than 66,500 employers, ranging in size from very small businesses to large, well-known corporations.
In total, they were paid a total of € 2.9 billion over the six-month period, with 664,000 employees supported by the program.
Listed participants include DAA Plc, RTÉ, Actavo (Ireland) Ltd, Arnotts Ltd, Cityjet DAC, Adare Manor Golf Club, Aer Lingus Ireland Ltd, Campbell Catering Services Unlimited, Fallon & Byrne Ltd, Iarnród Eireann, Doyle Hotel Group and Faithlegg Hotel Ltd.
Only the names and addresses of the participants have been published.
The list does not indicate how much each employer received, nor does it include employers in certain categories.
Some employers signed up for TWSS but did not receive any payments under the scheme, while others initially received payments but subsequently completed a ‘void’ process, including reimbursement of what they had received.
Employers who are still in the reverse process of exiting are also not on the list.
Revenue said employers who are not eligible for the scheme will have to repay all TWSS and meet all underpaid PRSI.
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