Enterprise Ireland have this week issued a clarification to companies who are availing of the Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) 1 ('ESS Call 1') that the final claims dates for which both the company claims and the Independent Accountants report must be submitted have been extended by one (1) week for all 4 remaining claims periods of ESS Call 1. There had been a slight confusion that there were different claim dates for the company claims and the Independent Accountants report.
It is important to note carefully however that the Accountants Report and Company claim must be submitted separately and independently to Enterprise Ireland.
Due to the extension of the final claim date, any claim received in Enterprise Ireland after close of business on the final claim date in the table below, without exception, will not be processed. Applicants are, therefore, strongly encouraged to submit their claims well in advance of the final claim date to allow a margin for error as a late claim will mean no payment for the claim period.
The remaining Final Claim Dates and dates by which the Independent Accountants Report and the Company claim should be received by Enterprise Ireland are as follows:
| Qualifying Periods | Final Claim Dates |
| 23/11/2009 to 21/02/2010 | 7th March 2010 |
| 22/02/2010 to 23/05/2010 | 7th June 2010 |
| 24/05/2010 to 22/08/2010 | 7th September 2010 |
| 23/08/2010 to 21/11/2010 | 7th December 2010 |
Members with queries relating to this should contact the Technical Department by email to: technical@charteredaccountants.ie