The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, announced an enhancement to the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS). This enhancement allows businesses to claim an additional one-week payment. The restart week payment will be paid to businesses the week after restrictions lift. Claims for the restart week payment can be made through the existing two-step process on ROS; registering and completing a claim. Section 11 of Finance Bill 2020 will be amended to provide for the restart week payment.

Over €45.5 million in payments have issued through the scheme already, with payments issuing 2-3 days after a valid claim has been made.