Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that the heightened level of pandemic supports will remain in place until the end of January in line with most recent public health restrictions.
Paschal Donohoe said the Government will monitor the current level of restrictions on a daily basis, but that the plan is not to change restrictions before the end of January.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said that the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) can be extended up until the end of April and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) can also be extended to run until April.
These extensions are budgeted for, Mr Donohoe said. The Minister said that any changes to the schemes depend on the virus, adding that the Government supports