South Dublin Chamber are monitoring the unfolding situation around COVID-19.
In addition The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has put a range of supports in place and we encourage our members to access available supports to help navigate these uncertain times. The Chamber team is here to help guide you on how to access these supports and we welcome any enquires you may have 01- 4622107.
Resources for Business
New Announcements
- Eligibility for Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid (SBASC) has been broadened
- Applications open for funding for Outdoor Dining Scheme
- Small Business Assistance Scheme For COVID
- €60m COVID Business Aid Scheme Launched
- €10m COVID Products Scheme Announced
- €90m Sustaining Enterprise Fund Announced
- Commercial Rates Waiver Announced for Q1 2021
- Guidelines on the operation of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme
- COVID-19 Restart Grant *Updated*
- Enterprise Support Grant, open for applications
- New Guidelines on the operation of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme
- Restart Grant Plus Scheme – South Dublin County Council applications open
- 30 July 2020 Press Release: Minister Troy welcomes Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID19) Bill 2020
- July Jobs Stimulus 2020
- July Jobs Stimulus 2020-Summary of Taxation Measures
- Revised Roadmap for Reopening Ireland
- Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation – Key Supports for Reopening your small Business
- Restart Grant for Small Businesses
Finance and Grants
- Enterprise Ireland COVID-19 Online Retail Scheme
- Trading Online Voucher Scheme – Local Enterprise Office
- BPFI COVID-19 Support FAQs
- SBCI COVID-19 Working Capital Loan Scheme
Government Capital Support Schemes
- Restart Grant for Small Businesses
- SBCI SME Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) Repurposed to help SMEs impacted by COVID19
- South Dublin County Council applications now open – Restart Grant
- Updated Guidance on the COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
- Government Measures to support Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
- Update to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
- Guidance from Revenue on the operation of the Temporary COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
- COVID-19 Information and Advice for Taxpayers and Agents from Revenue – Wage Subsidy Scheme
- Support for Businesses impacted by COVID-19 through commercial rates deferral from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
- Short – Time Work support booklet from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Short Time Work Support Scheme
Business Guides and Employee/Employer Resources
- NSAI COVID-19 Shopping Centre Recovery and Protection Guide
- Updated COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme Guidance Document from Revenue
- Roadmap for reopening society and business
- NSAI Retail Protection and Improvement Guide
- List of Essential Service Providers under New Public Health Guidelines from the Department of the Taoiseach – published 28 March 2020
- Example of Pro Forma Letter for Employees travelling to work – Essential Service Provider – Published 30 March 2020
- *Updated* List of Essential Retail Outlets from Department of the Taoiseach – Published 27 March 2020
- Business Continuity Voucher – Available through South Dublin Local Enterprise – Published 26 March 2020
- COVID-19 Information and Advice for Taxpayers and Agents from Revenue – Wage Subsidy Scheme– Updated 24 March 2020
- Notice on essential Retail Outlets from Department of the Taoiseach – Published 24 March 2020
- Government has announced a National Income Support Scheme, for companies and workers affected by COVID-19 Pandemic – Summary of these new measures linked here
- Support for Businesses impacted by COVID-19 through commercial rates deferral from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government – Published 20 March 2020
- Update to new Employer Refund Scheme from Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection – Published 20 March 2020
- South Dublin LEO Supports – COVID-19 Pandemic- Business Response
- COVID-19 Guidance for Supply Chain Workers – Published 19 March 2020
- COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme FAQs and Revenue Guidance published 18 March
- COVID-19 Jobseekers Emergency Payments Guide updated 18 March
- Revenue Announcement of SMEs support for cash-flow difficulties from COVID-19/Coronavirus **New**
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Supports from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Ireland COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Business Response Plan
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for Employers and Employees from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Published -12 March
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity Planning Checklist from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation from February 2020
- Citizens Information briefings on Employees’ Rights and Entitlements (in context of Coronavirus/COVID-19)
- Citizens Information briefings on Employers’ Obligations (in context of Coronavirus/COVID-19)
- Information on the Short Time Work Support Scheme, a scheme suited to benefit employees whose hours of work have been reduced from the impact of Coronavirus / COVID-19
Business Resources for HR Guidance
COVID-19: Peninsula Resources – My Coronavirus toolkit (Click Here)
Resources from the HSE, the Department of Health and other Government Departments
- HSE Coronavirus/COVID-19 Dedicated Page
- Department of Health Updates
- Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) advice and guidance including guidance for workers dealing with the general public
Resources from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- The DFA’s Travel Advice Page – Coronavirus Travel Alerts are currently in place for Countries including China, Italy and Spain
Please refer back to HSE’s dedicated page on Coronavirus for further updates. You can also follow the HSE on twitter
