The COVID-19 Support Schemes preliminary statistics as at 27 May show a downward trend in the amount of Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) payments in May relative to previous months. Total EWSS payments amount to €3.3 billion. There have been 186,500 claims for Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) payments of €570 million in respect of 25,100 premises. Some 48 percent of businesses claiming CRSS from 10 May onward have claimed for ‘Restart Week’ payments.